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Baroreflex stimulation to treat acute myocardial infarction

  • US 7,460,906 B2
  • Filed: 12/24/2003
  • Issued: 12/02/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method, comprising:

  • automatically detecting a myocardial infarction event; and

    in response to detecting a myocardial infarction event, decreasing coronary vascular resistance and increasing blood flow by applying a baroreflex therapy to stimulate sensory nerve endings sensitive to increased pressure in a blood vessel using an electrode positioned within the blood vessel, wherein the sensory nerve endings function as receptors of a baroreflex mechanism to reduce pressure.

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