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Method for treating myocardial infarction

  • US 8,050,761 B2
  • Filed: 04/25/2008
  • Issued: 11/01/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for treating a patient with myocardial infarction, comprising:

  • delivering pacing pulses to one or more sites in proximity to an infarcted area with a selected pacing mode, wherein the pacing pulses are delivered in a manner that pre-excites the site or sites in proximity to the infarcted area relative to other areas of the ventricle;

    evaluating hemodynamic performance by measuring a variable selected from dP/dt, pulse pressure, and left ventricular systolic pressure; and

    ,optimizing one or more pacing parameters by selecting values which result in a minimum left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP) without adversely affecting hemodynamic performance.

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