Method for intraluminally inducing cardioplegic arrest and catheter for use therein
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Jun 6, 2002
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Dec 21, 2001
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Dec 3, 1992
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A process for inducing cardioplegic arrest of a heart in situ in a patients body. comprising maintaining the patient's systemic circulation by peripheral cardiopulmonary by-pass, occluding the ascending aorta through a percutaneously placed arterial balloon catheter, venting the left side of the heart, and introducing a cardioplegic agent into the coronary circulation. This procedure readies the heart for a variety of surgical procedures that can be performed percutaneously through lumina in the catheter. An aortic catheter for use in the process is also described.
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