Methods and devices are provided for support of a body structure. The
devices can be adjusted within the body of a patient in a minimally
invasive or non-invasive manner such as by applying energy percutaneously
or external to the patient's body. The energy may include, for example,
acoustic energy, radio frequency energy, light energy and magnetic
energy. Thus, as the body structure changes size and/or shape, the size
and/or shape of the annuloplasty rings can be adjusted to provide
continued reinforcement. In certain embodiments, the devices include an
anterior portion, a posterior portion and two lateral portions
corresponding to intersections of the anterior portion and the posterior
portion. The devices have a first shape in a first configuration and a
second shape in a second configuration and are configured to transform
from the first configuration to the second configuration in response to
an activation energy applied thereto. The transformation is configured to
reduce a distance between the anterior portion and the posterior portion
more than a distance between the two lateral portions.