Stochastic vagus nerve stimulation affects acute heart rate dynamics in rats.

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an approved therapy for treatment of epilepsy and depression. While also shown to be promising in several preclinical and clinical studies to treat cardiovascular diseases, optimal therapeutic stimulation paradigms are still under investigation. Traditionally, parame...

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Main Authors: Steven W Lee, Kanchan Kulkarni, Elizabeth M Annoni, Imad Libbus, Bruce H KenKnight, Elena G Tolkacheva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5874066?pdf=render