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Stavros Stavrakis

Stavros Stavrakis appears on 10 studies of vagus nerve stimulation catalogued in our evidence database, with a focus on Heart Health, Inflammation, Heart Failure.

10
Studies
5
Conditions
6
RCT / SR-MA
2
Stim. types

Conditions researched

Heart Health4Inflammation2Heart Failure2Fibromyalgia1Epilepsy1

Evidence-tier mix

Randomised controlled trial6
Non-randomised trial3
Case series / report1

The studies

10 studies · strongest evidence first

  1. Noninvasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Stavrakis et al. · JACC. Clinical electrophysiology · 2024

    RCTsInflammationtaVNS
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  2. Vagus nerve stimulation for cardiovascular diseases: Is there light at the end of the tunnel?

    Zafeiropoulos et al. · Trends in cardiovascular medicine · 2024

    RCTsHeart HealthtaVNS
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  3. Neuromodulation of Inflammation to Treat Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial

    Stavrakis et al. · Journal of the American Heart Association · 2022 · n = 26

    RCTsHeart FailuretaVNS
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  4. Autonomic Modulation of Cardiac Arrhythmias: Methods to Assess Treatment and Outcomes

    Stavrakis et al. · JACC. Clinical electrophysiology · 2020

    RCTsHeart FailureiVNS
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  5. TREAT AF (Transcutaneous Electrical Vagus Nerve Stimulation to Suppress Atrial Fibrillation): A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Stavrakis et al. · JACC. Clinical electrophysiology · 2020

    RCTsHeart HealthtaVNS
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  6. Low-Level Vagus Nerve Stimulation Suppresses Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation and Inflammation: A Randomized Study

    Stavrakis et al. · JACC. Clinical electrophysiology · 2017 · n = 54

    RCTsHeart HealthtaVNS
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  7. Vagus nerve stimulation as a novel therapeutic approach for musculoskeletal diseases

    Yadav et al. · The American journal of the medical sciences · 2026

    controlled trialsFibromyalgiataVNS
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  8. Low-Level Tragus Stimulation Modulates Atrial Alternans and Fibrillation Burden in Patients With Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

    Kulkarni et al. · Journal of the American Heart Association · 2021 · n = 28

    controlled trialsHeart HealthtaVNS
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  9. Low-level transcutaneous electrical vagus nerve stimulation suppresses atrial fibrillation

    Stavrakis et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2015

    controlled trialsInflammationtaVNS
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  10. International Consensus Based Review and Recommendations for Minimum Reporting Standards in Research on Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (Version 2020)

    Farmer et al. · Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2020

    narrative reviewsEpilepsytaVNS
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