Preventing phrenic nerve stimulation by a patch insulation in an intact swine heart model.

Phrenic nerve stimulation (PNS) could be prevented by a silastic patch over the epicardial lead. We studied the effects in preventing PNS by placing a silastic patch directly over an epicardial lead or placing a graft around the phrenic nerve (PN).Fourteen Lanyu swine were enrolled. A bipolar lead w...

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Main Authors: Jin-Long Huang, Yenn-Jiang Lin, Yi-Wen Hung, Yu-Cheng Hsieh, Chien-Ming Cheng, Kuo-Yang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4102517?pdf=render

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