CPC A61F 2/915 (2013.01) [A61B 17/12036 (2013.01); A61B 17/12104 (2013.01); A61B 17/12136 (2013.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/2421 (2013.01); A61F 2/848 (2013.01); A61F 2/856 (2013.01); A61F 2/954 (2013.01); A61F 2002/061 (2013.01); A61F 2002/065 (2013.01); A61F 2002/068 (2013.01); A61F 2002/825 (2013.01); A61F 2002/828 (2013.01); A61F 2002/8486 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91508 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91575 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0065 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0039 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0067 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of reducing symptoms of congestive heart failure in a human adult, the method comprising:
inserting an intravascular device into a pulmonary artery of a human adult, wherein the intravascular device is configured to reduce a diameter of a portion of the pulmonary artery; and
correcting a right shift of an interventricular septum of the human adult that has occurred due to congestive heart failure by selecting a suitable diameter for said device, wherein the correcting is based on reducing the pulmonary artery diameter with the intravascular device so that pressure in the right ventricle is increased during systole and supports and/or repositions the septum.
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