Low-Level Vagus Nerve Stimulation Suppresses Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation and Inflammation: A Randomized Study
Stavrakis S, Humphrey MB, Scherlag B, Iftikhar O, Parwani P, Abbas M, Filiberti A, Fleming C, Hu Y, Garabelli P, et al.
JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology · 2017
Key finding
A total of 54 patients were randomized to either active LLVNS (n = 26) or sham control (n = 28).
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- Condition
- Heart Health
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- 54
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Stavrakis, S., Humphrey, M. B., Scherlag, B., Iftikhar, O., Parwani, P., Abbas, M., Filiberti, A., Fleming, C., Hu, Y., Garabelli, P., McUnu, A., Peyton, M., & Po, S. S. (2017). Low-Level Vagus Nerve Stimulation Suppresses Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation and Inflammation: A Randomized Study. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, 3(9), 929-938. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2017.02.019
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