Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

Hien T Nguyen

Matthew Michael Becerra

Emil Karapetian

Steven Eric Decker

Robert C Taft

Michael G Valdez

Cristobal R Hernandez

Linda Thai

Daniel James Murray

Omar Fawzi Azanki

Praveen De Silva

Don Huy Tran

Lillian Grace Myers

Eric Jason Noda

Trizzie Trang Dang

Nancy Hoang Khuu

Timothy Allen Dalton

Sue-Lynn Wu

A blood flow pathway is formed between a left atrium and a coronary sinus for relieving elevated left atrial pressure. The treatment method includes providing first and second delivery catheters, wherein a medical device is carried by the second delivery catheter. A side outlet opening of the first delivery catheter is positioned within the coronary sinus and oriented toward a left atrium. An anchor on the first delivery catheter contacts an inner surface of the coronary sinus for stabilization. A distal portion of the second delivery catheter is advanced through the side outlet opening. A puncture component is then passed through a target wall portion for creating the blood flow pathway. The medical device is positioned in the opening.

Method of reducing left atrial pressure

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Aliso Viejo, CA, United States of America

Hien T Nguyen