Patent ID: 6353757
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A method for collecting data pertinent to predictors of heart arrhythmias, said method comprising the steps of:creating an atrioventricular block in the heart of an animal test subject; inducing a myocardial infarction in the heart of the animal test subject; selecting a portion of the myocardium of the animal test subject wherein hyperinnervation is effective for increasing the likelihood of an arrhythmia; stimulating myocardial hyperinnervation in the selected portion of the myocardium of the animal test subject; detecting electrical signals in the heart; detecting an occurrence of the arrhythmia; and recording the electrical signals that had been detected in the heart during at least a period of time prior to the detection of the occurrence of the arrhythmia.