Can spinal cord stimulation reduce ventricular arrhythmias?

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1884-1887

  Grimaldi, Roberto ^a   De Luca, Anna ^b   Kornet, Lilian ^c   Castagno, Davide ^a   Gaita, Fiorenzo ^a  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SCDU Terapia Antalgica   (Italy)

^c MEDTRONIC BAKKEN RESEARCH CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; ICD; Spinal cord stimulation; Ventricular arrhythmias; VF; VT

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; MEXILETINE;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROGRAPHY; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SHOCK; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION LEAD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

AGED; HUMANS; MALE; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84867865357     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.08.007     Document Type: Article

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