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AssigneeBackBeat Medical, Inc.
InventorsYuval Mika, Darren Sherman, Robert S. Schwartz, Robert A. Van Tassel, Daniel Burkhoff
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Methods and devices for reducing ventricle filling volume are disclosed. In some embodiments, an electrical stimulator may be used to stimulate a patient's heart to reduce ventricle filling volume or even blood pressure. When the heart is stimulated in a consistent way to reduce blood pressure, the cardiovascular system may over time adapt to the stimulation and revert back to the higher blood pressure. In some embodiments, the stimulation pattern may be configured to be inconsistent such that the adaptation response of the heart is reduced or even prevented. In some embodiments, an electrical stimulator may be used to stimulate a patient's heart to cause at least a portion of an atrial contraction to occur while the atrioventricular valve is closed. Such an atrial contraction may deposit less blood into the corresponding ventricle than when the atrioventricular valve is opened throughout an atrial contraction.
A system for reducing ventricular filling volume in a patient having a pretreatment ventricular filling volume, comprising:
A system for reducing ventricular filling volume of a patient having a pretreatment ventricular filling volume, comprising:
A system for reducing ventricular filling volume in a patient having a pretreatment ventricular filling volume, comprising:
A method of reducing ventricular filling in a patient having a pretreatment ventricular filling volume, comprising:
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