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 a
body member including a shape memory material, and an energy absorption
enhancement material configured to absorb energy in response to an
activation energy. The energy absorption enhancement material is in
thermal communication with said shape memory material. The body member
has a first size of a dimension in a first configuration and a second
size of the dimension in a second configuration, and is configured to be
implanted in the first configuration into a heart. The body member is
configured to transform from the first configuration to the second
configuration in response to the activation energy. The second
configuration is configured to reduce a dimension of a cardiac valve
annulus in the heart.