Vagus Nerve Stimulation Provides Multiyear Improvements in Autonomic Function and Cardiac Electrical Stability in the ANTHEM-HF Study
Nearing BD, Anand IS, Libbus I, Dicarlo LA, Kenknight BH, Verrier RL
Journal of Cardiac Failure · 2021
Key finding
Chronic vagus nerve stimulation produced sustained multiyear improvements in autonomic function and reduced T-wave alternans, indicating enhanced cardiac electrical stability in heart failure patients.
- Condition
- Heart Failure
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Observational / Cohort
- Participants
- 25
Cite this study
Nearing, B. D., Anand, I. S., Libbus, I., Dicarlo, L. A., Kenknight, B. H., & Verrier, R. L. (2021). Vagus Nerve Stimulation Provides Multiyear Improvements in Autonomic Function and Cardiac Electrical Stability in the ANTHEM-HF Study. Journal of Cardiac Failure, 27(2), 208-216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.10.003
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