CPC A61M 25/10184 (2013.11) [A61B 5/026 (2013.01); A61B 5/0215 (2013.01); A61B 5/02438 (2013.01); A61B 5/29 (2021.01); A61B 5/6853 (2013.01); A61B 5/6858 (2013.01); A61B 5/746 (2013.01); A61B 17/1204 (2013.01); A61B 17/12036 (2013.01); A61B 17/12109 (2013.01); A61B 17/12136 (2013.01); A61M 60/135 (2021.01); A61M 60/268 (2021.01); A61M 60/40 (2021.01); A61M 60/515 (2021.01); A61M 60/871 (2021.01); A61B 17/12172 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00022 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00044 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00115 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00154 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00199 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00221 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00411 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00889 (2013.01); A61M 25/10188 (2013.11); A61M 2025/1052 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3331 (2013.01); A61M 2230/005 (2013.01); A61M 2230/30 (2013.01)] | 27 Claims |
1. A method for modulating a heart of a patient for performing a cardiac procedure, the method comprising:
inserting a catheter comprising a flow limiting element into a superior vena cava (SVC) of the patient such that the flow limiting element is disposed within the SVC;
actuating the flow limiting element within the SVC, thereby at least partially occluding the SVC;
measuring a parameter related to the heart of the patient to generate a measured parameter;
determining whether the measured parameter satisfies a predetermined threshold; and
performing the cardiac procedure at the heart of the patient if the measured parameter is determined to satisfy the predetermined threshold.
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