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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2011
Tamir Ben-david, Tel Aviv, IL;
Ehud Cohen, Ganei Tikva, IL;
Yossi Gross, Moshav Mazor, IL;
Shai Ayal, Shoham, IL;
Tamir Ben-David, Tel Aviv, IL;
Ehud Cohen, Ganei Tikva, IL;
Yossi Gross, Moshav Mazor, IL;
Shai Ayal, Shoham, IL;
Bio Control Medical (B.C.M.) Ltd., Yehud, IL;
Abstract
A method is provided for treating heart failure in a subject in need of such treatment, including applying a stimulating current to parasympathetic nervous tissue of the subject, selected from the group consisting of: a vagus nerve and an epicardial fat pad. The stimulating current is configured to inhibit release of at least one proinflammatory cytokine sufficiently to the treat heart failure of the subject. A level of the at least one proinflammatory cytokine is measured. Optionally, the stimulating current is configured to change a level of Connexin 43 of the subject, and the level of Connexin 43 is also measured. Other embodiments are also described.