Autonomic regulation therapy for the improvement of left ventricular function and heart failure symptoms: The anthem-HF study

Journal of Cardiac Failure

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 655-660

  Dicarlo, Lorenzo ^a   Libbus, Imad ^a   Amurthur, Badri ^a   Kenknight, Bruce H ^a   Anand, Inder S ^b  

^a Cyberonics Inc   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

autonomic balance; neural stimulation; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC REGULATORY THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

AUTONOMIC BALANCE; NEURAL STIMULATION; VAGUS NERVE;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84884569722     PISSN: 10719164     EISSN: 15328414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2013.07.002     Document Type: Article

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