Patent ID: 7027863

Claim:
A method for operating a multi-modal cardiotherapy device to deliver multi-modal cardiotherapy to a heart, the method comprising the steps of: providing a device configured for delivering cardiac contractility modulating signals and a plurality of anti-arrhythmic therapy modalities to said heart; applying cardiac contractility modulating signals to said heart to modulate the contractility of at least a portion of said heart; detecting an arrhythmia or indications of possible arrhythmia in said heart; delivering to said heart an anti-arrhythmic therapy selected from said plurality of anti-arrhythmic therapy modalities based on the type of said arrhythmia or said indications detected in said step of detecting; and coordinating the application of cardiac contractility modulating signals of said step of applying with the delivering of said anti-arrhythmic therapy of said step of delivering.