Autonomic regulation therapy via left or right cervical vagus nerve stimulation in patients with chronic heart failure: results of the ANTHEM-HF trial
Premchand RK, Sharma K, Mittal S, Monteiro R, Dixit S, Libbus I, DiCarlo LA, Ardell JL, Rector TS, Amurthur B, et al.
Journal of Cardiac Failure · 2014
Key finding
Chronic VNS was safe and improved left ventricular ejection fraction, heart rate variability, and six-minute walk distance in patients with symptomatic heart failure.
- Condition
- Heart Failure
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 60
Cite this study
Premchand, R. K., Sharma, K., Mittal, S., Monteiro, R., Dixit, S., Libbus, I., DiCarlo, L. A., Ardell, J. L., Rector, T. S., Amurthur, B., KenKnight, B. H., & Anand, I. S. (2014). Autonomic regulation therapy via left or right cervical vagus nerve stimulation in patients with chronic heart failure: results of the ANTHEM-HF trial. Journal of Cardiac Failure, 20(11), 808-816. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2014.08.009
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