Non-invasive method for pre-hospitalization treatment of heart attack patients

We propose a novel method of heart attack treatment by low frequency diastolic timed vibrations. It can be applied quickly after the onset of symptoms by unspecialized personnel drastically improving the survival chances of the patient. The method is based on applying low frequency mechanical vibrations in synchronization with the heart cycle of the patient to facilitate disruption and clearance of acute coronary thrombosis. We present an analysis of the proposed methodology and provide experimental results obtained with a first prototype of diastolic timed vibrator. We show that vibrations of required frequency can be successfully synchronized with a real time ECG signal.