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Intravascular method and system for treating arrhythmia

  • US 5,645,082 A
  • Filed: 01/27/1994
  • Issued: 07/08/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/29/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for locating and treating tissue of a patient'"'"'s heart exhibiting arrhythmia, comprising:

  • a) locating tissue within the patient'"'"'s heart which is causing or is involved with the arrhythmia by detecting electrical activity by means of at least one intravascular device disposed within a coronary artery or cardiac vein of the patient;

    b) determining which coronary artery feeds oxygenated blood to the located tissue causing or involved with the arrhythmia; and

    c) delivering an occluding element to the coronary artery to occlude the artery blocking blood flow to the located tissue causing or involved with the arrhythmia and to thereby terminate the arrhythmia.

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