| 摘要 |
Methods and apparatus for treating heart failure rely on delivering ultrasonic or other vibrational energy to the heart. The energy may be delivered acutely or chronically, in response to detected cardiac events, in response to manual actuation and/or in response to operation of an implantable defibrillator. The vibrational transducer is implanted so that the vibrational energy can be directed toward at least a portion of the heart in order to increase contractility, vasodilation, tissue perfusion, and/or cardiac output.
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