A system and method for the creation and automatic deployment of personalized, dynamic and interactive voice services, including information derived from on-line analytical processing systems and other data repositories is disclosed. A method for improving the function of a valve of a heart includes placing an elongate member transverse a heart chamber so that each end of the elongate member extends through a wall of the heart, and placing first and second anchoring members external the chamber. Ar2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group. A drive rod is connected between the piston and the damper vane to move the damper vane between an open position and a closed position.