Vena caval occlusion

Abstract

Apparatus and methods are described including reducing cardiac preload of a subject by partially occluding a vena cava of the subject at an infra-renal location. One or more physiological parameters of the subject are monitored, the one or more physiological parameters including lower body venous pressure, central venous pressure, central venous blood flow, renal venous pressure, cardiac diameter, cardiac volume, arterial pressure, and/or arterial blood flow. An extent to which the vena cava is occluded at the infra-renal location is modulated, responsively to the one or more physiological parameters. Other applications are also described.

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