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Heart stimulation device with electrotonic inhibition

  • US 6,240,314 B1
  • Filed: 04/26/1999
  • Issued: 05/29/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/28/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of stimulating the heart, comprising:

  • providing a processing unit in electrical communication with a means for detecting atrial fibrillation and with first and second electrodes;

    implanting the electrodes in the heart;

    providing first electrical stimulation pulses to the heart from the first electrode above a stimulation threshold; and

    providing second electrical stimulation pulses to the heart from the second electrode below a stimulation threshold, wherein the second electrical stimulation pulses are delivered in response to the detection of atrial fibrillation.

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