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Method and apparatus for cardiac protection pacing

  • US 8,340,764 B2
  • Filed: 02/17/2011
  • Issued: 12/25/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for delivering pacing pulses, the method comprising:

  • sensing one or more signals indicative of an ischemic event;

    detecting the ischemic event from the one or more signals;

    initiating one or more cardiac protection pacing sequences in response to the detection of the ischemic event, the one or more cardiac protection pacing sequences each including alternating pacing and non-pacing, periods, the pacing periods each having a pacing duration during which a plurality of pacing pulses is delivered, the nm-pacing periods each having a non-pacing duration during which no pacing pulse is delivered; and

    delivering the plurality of pacing pulses during each of the pacing periods.

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