Low-level transcutaneous electrical vagus nerve stimulation suppresses atrial fibrillation
Stavrakis S, Humphrey MB, Scherlag BJ, Hu Y, Jackman WM, Nakagawa H, Lockwood D, Lazzara R, Po SS
Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2015
Key finding
There were no differences in baseline characteristics between the 2 groups.
- Condition
- Inflammation
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- —
Cite this study
Stavrakis, S., Humphrey, M. B., Scherlag, B. J., Hu, Y., Jackman, W. M., Nakagawa, H., Lockwood, D., Lazzara, R., & Po, S. S. (2015). Low-level transcutaneous electrical vagus nerve stimulation suppresses atrial fibrillation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 65(9), 867-875. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2014.12.026
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