Patent ID: 7587238

Claim:
An implantable device for delivering cardiac therapy to a patient, comprising: a plurality of leads, including at least one lead to be positioned within a lead path to deliver ventricular pacing pulses from the lead path and to deliver neural stimulation from the lead path at a site proximate to the heart to inhibit sympathetic nerve activity; and a controller to control delivery of the ventricular pacing pulses in accordance with a programmed pacing mode and to control delivery of the neural stimulation, the controller being programmed to deliver remodeling control therapy (RCT) by delivering ventricular pacing to pre-excite a ventricular myocardium region to mechanically unload that region during systole, and further being programmed to deliver anti-remodeling therapy (ART) by delivering neural stimulation to inhibit sympathetic nerve activity in conjunction with RCT.