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Method and apparatus for estimating tissue damage

  • US 4,887,608 A
  • Filed: 01/10/1989
  • Issued: 12/19/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Apparatus for analyzing the degree of tissue damage in a heart subjected to inadequate arterial blood flow comprisingmeans for intermittently occluding the coronary sinus of said heart,a pressure transducer for sensing the pressure within said sinus and providing corresponding fluid pressure signals, andmeans for estimating the amount of said tissue at risk of infarction on the basis of said fluid pressure signals.

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