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

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 676-677

  Wang, Zhuo ^a   Yu, Lilei ^a   Chen, Mingxian ^b   Wang, Songyun ^a   Jiang, Hong ^a  

^a RENMIN HOSPITAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Auricular branch of vagus nerve; Heart failure; Transcutaneous electrical stimulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84914109667     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.09.165     Document Type: Article

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