Low-amplitude, left vagus nerve stimulation significantly attenuates ventricular dysfunction and infarct size through prevention of mitochondrial dysfunction during acute ischemia-reperfusion injury

• Main Authors: Shinlapawittayatorn K., Chinda K., Palee S., Surinkaew S., Thunsiri K., Weerateerangkul P., Chattipakorn S., Kenknight B.H., Chattipakorn N.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23933295; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84887001683&partnerID=40&md5=dacccc9f8f719049a3d30252702d9eea; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/1178
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Background Right cervical vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) provides cardioprotective effects against acute ischemia-reperfusion injury in small animals. However, inconsistent findings have been reported. Objective To determine whether low-amplitude, left cervical VNS applied either intermittently or co...