Non-pharmacologic autonomic neuromodulation for treatment of heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Ahmed M, Nudy M, Bussa R, Weigel F, Naccarelli G, Maheshwari A
Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine · 2024
Key finding
Treatment strategies that modulate autonomic tone through interventional and device-based therapies have been studied as an adjunct to pharmacological treatment of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).
- Condition
- Heart Failure
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Systematic Review / Meta-Analysis
- Participants
- 1,037
Cite this study
Ahmed, M., Nudy, M., Bussa, R., Weigel, F., Naccarelli, G., & Maheshwari, A. (2024). Non-pharmacologic autonomic neuromodulation for treatment of heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine, 34(2), 101-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcm.2022.09.007
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