Method for improving cardiac function following delivery of a defibrillation shock
US6760621B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 13, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/39622
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of reducing the likelihood of pulseless electrical activity (PEA) after defibrillation in a subject comprises administering to a subject afflicted with fibrillation a first treatment waveform, the first treatment waveform insufficient to defibrillate the heart; and then administering to the subject a second treatment waveform that defibrillates the heart and restores organized electrical activity in the heart. The first treatment waveform reduces the likelihood of onset of PEA following the second treatment waveform, as compared to that likelihood which would be present in the absence of the first treatment waveform.
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