| 摘要 |
Methods of improving the circulation of blood to the muscle of the heart of a patient are disclosed. In a first method, a guidable elongated flexible ultrasound device is inserted into a patient's vasculature, and its distal end guided to an area of interest within the patient's heart to which increased blood flow is desired, where ultrasonic energy is applied to the area of interest via the distal end. In a second method, a distal end of an ultrasound device is directed into a patient's chest cavity, and guided within the patient's chest cavity to engage an exterior area of interest of the patient's heart to which increased blood flow is desired, where ultrasonic energy is applied to the area of interest via the distal end.
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