Long-term vagal stimulation for heart failure: Eighteen month results from the NEural Cardiac TherApy foR Heart Failure (NECTAR-HF) trial
De Ferrari GM, Stolen C, Tuinenburg AE, Wright DJ, Brugada J, Butter C, Klein H, Neuzil P, Botman C, Castel MA, et al.
International Journal of Cardiology · 2017
Key finding
At 18 months, vagal nerve stimulation did not produce significant improvement in echocardiographic remodelling endpoints, although improvements in quality of life and symptoms persisted.
- Condition
- Heart Failure
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Observational / Cohort
- Participants
- 96
Cite this study
De Ferrari, G. M., Stolen, C., Tuinenburg, A. E., Wright, D. J., Brugada, J., Butter, C., Klein, H., Neuzil, P., Botman, C., Castel, M. A., D'Onofrio, A., de Borst, G. J., Solomon, S., Stein, K. M., Schubert, B., Stalsberg, K., Wold, N., Ruble, S., & Zannad, F. (2017). Long-term vagal stimulation for heart failure: Eighteen month results from the NEural Cardiac TherApy foR Heart Failure (NECTAR-HF) trial. International Journal of Cardiology, 244, 229-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.06.036
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