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Background: Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) has been shown to exert cardioprotection against cardiac ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. However, whether the benefit of VNS is mainly due to direct activation of ipsilateral… Click to show full abstract
Background: Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) has been shown to exert cardioprotection against cardiac ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. However, whether the benefit of VNS is mainly due to direct activation of ipsilateral vagal fibers or indirect activation of the contralateral vagal trunk remains
Keywords:
cardioprotection cardiac;
nerve stimulation;
cardiac ischemia;
vagus nerve;
exert cardioprotection;
ischemia reperfusion
Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2017
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Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2017
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