Methods for inducing atrial and ventricular rhythms using ultrasound and microbubbles
US6439236B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 25, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K47/6925
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A new and improved method for inducing or pacing atrial and ventricular arrhythmias in animals Embodiments of the invention involve using microbubbles enhanced with an insoluble gas in combination with low frequency ultrasound for its pacing activity. The methods and compositions can be used to pace patients, convert patients out of atrial fibrillation, and as a diagnostic to assess a patient's risk for arrhythmias.
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