Intermittent left cervical vagal nerve stimulation damages the stellate ganglia and reduces the ventricular rate during sustained atrial fibrillation in ambulatory dogs

• Main Authors: Chinda K., Tsai W., Chan Y., Lin A., Patel J., Zhao Y., Tan A., Shen M., Lin H., Shen C., Chattipakorn N., Rubart-Von Der Lohe M., Chen L., Fishbein M., Lin S., Chen Z., Chen P.
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84958890232&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/42071
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2016 Heart Rhythm Society. All rights reserved. Background The effects of intermittent open-loop vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) on the ventricular rate (VR) during atrial fibrillation (AF) remain unclear. Objective The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that VNS damages the stellate g...