Open AccessSpinal Cord Stimulation Improves Ventricular Function and Reduces Ventricular Arrhythmias in a Canine Postinfarction Heart Failure Model
Author(s) -
John C. Lopshire,
Xiaohong Zhou,
Cristian Dusa,
Takeshi Ueyama,
Joshua G. Rosenberger,
Nicole Courtney,
Michael R. Ujhelyi,
Thomas J. Mullen,
Mithilesh K. Das,
Douglas P. Zipes
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.108.812412
Subject(s) - medicine , ejection fraction , cardiology , heart failure , anesthesia , ramipril , blood pressure
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) reduces the incidence of ventricular tachyarrhythmias in experimental models. This study investigated the effects of long-term SCS on ventricular function in a postinfarction canine heart failure model.
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