Transcutaneous electrical stimulation of auricular branch of vagus nerve: a noninvasive therapeutic approach for post-ischemic heart failure

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Dec 15;177(2):676-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.09.165. Epub 2014 Oct 5.

Authors

Zhuo Wang¹, Lilei Yu¹, Mingxian Chen², Songyun Wang¹, Hong Jiang³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
² Department of Cardiology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
³ Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China. Electronic address: whujianghong@163.com.

PMID: 25449481
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.09.165

No abstract available

Keywords: Auricular branch of vagus nerve; Heart failure; Transcutaneous electrical stimulation.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Heart Failure / diagnosis
Heart Failure / therapy*
Humans
Myocardial Ischemia / diagnosis
Myocardial Ischemia / therapy*
Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation / methods*
Vagus Nerve Stimulation / methods*