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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen G. Sawada, Indianapolis, IN (US);
John St. Cyr, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Clarence A. Johnson, Wyoming, MN (US);
Assignee:
Bioenergy Inc., Ham Lake, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 ; A61B 5/02 ; A61B 5/00 ; A61B 8/02 ; A61B 5/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 ; A61B 5/02 ; A61B 5/00 ; A61B 8/02 ; A61B 5/04 ;
Abstract
A method of determining the viability of a hibernating or stunned myocardial segment comprises the administration of ribose, a vasodilator and an inotropic agent. The preferred agent is dobutamine, which has both a vasodilation and an inotropic effect. The segments may be identified by myocardial imaging by any known means, such as echocardiography, Thallium-201 tracing or positron emission tomography. Ribose is preferably given one minute to three hours prior to administration of the vasodilator and inotropic agents.