Patent ID: 8731677

Claim:
A system, comprising: a neural stimulator adapted to generate a neural stimulation signal; a pulse generator adapted to generate a pacing signal to provide myocardium pacing; and a controller adapted to control the neural stimulator and the pulse generator to provide a cardioprotective conditioning therapy, the conditioning therapy including neural stimulation to elicit a parasympathetic response and myocardium pacing, wherein to provide the myocardium pacing for the cardioprotective conditioning therapy, the controller is configured to control the pulse generator to deliver a programmed myocardial pacing sequence, wherein the controller is configured to initiate and time a sequence of myocardial pacing pulses for the programmed myocardial pacing sequence, wherein the sequence of myocardial pacing pulses includes alternating pacing periods with a programmed pacing duration and non-pacing periods with a programmed non-pacing duration, wherein each pacing period in the programmed myocardial pacing sequence includes the timed sequence of myocardial pacing pulses delivered to a myocardium for the duration of each of the pacing periods, and wherein myocardial pacing pulses are not delivered during each of the non-pacing periods.