Noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation: A novel promising modulator for cardiac autonomic nerve system dysfunction

Int J Cardiol. 2015:187:338-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.317. Epub 2015 Mar 21.

Authors

Mingxian Chen¹, Lilei Yu², Qiming Liu¹, Zhuo Wang², Songyun Wang², Liping Zhou², Hong Jiang², Shenghua Zhou³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
² Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
³ Department of Cardiology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China. Electronic address: xyzhoushenghua@126.com.

PMID: 25839638
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.317

No abstract available

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Autonomic nerve system; Coronary heart disease; Heart failure; Vagus nerve stimulation.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / complications
Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / therapy*
Heart / innervation*
Heart Diseases / etiology
Heart Diseases / therapy*
Humans
Vagus Nerve Stimulation / methods*