A system for use during revascularization includes a catheter having an adjustable balloon for delivery a stent, one or more pacing electrodes for delivering one or more pacing pulses to a patient\'s heart, and a pacemaker configured to generate the one or more pacing pulses to be delivered to the heart via the one or more pacing electrodes. The one or more pacing pulses are delivered at a rate substantially higher than the patient\'s intrinsic heart rate without being synchronized to the patient\'s intrinsic cardiac contractions, and are delivered before, during, or after an ischemic event to prevent or reduce cardiac injury.

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›1.independentA system for placing a stent in a patient having a heart, the system comprising:na catheter including a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, an…+3

›5.independentA method for delivering cardiac pacing to a patient, the method comprising:ndelivering a stent using a catheter including a stent delivery system caus…+3

›9.independentA system comprising:na stent;a catheter including a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and an elongate body extending therebetween, wherein t…+4

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IPC · International Patent Classification

Section A — Human necessities

A61N1/08
A61B17/22
A61N1/05
A61B18/00
A61B18/14
A61N1/362

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related publication	US 20130268014 A1	10 Oct 2013

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