"Phrenic Nerve" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The motor nerve of the diaphragm. The phrenic nerve fibers originate in the cervical spinal column (mostly C4) and travel through the cervical plexus to the diaphragm.
| Descriptor ID |
D010791
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.800.800.720.150.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Phrenic Nerve- Phrenic Nerve
- Nerve, Phrenic
- Nerves, Phrenic
- Phrenic Nerves
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phrenic Nerve" by people in Profiles.
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Improving Nocturnal Hypoxemic Burden with Transvenous Phrenic Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Central Sleep Apnea. J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2021 04; 14(2):377-385.
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Transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation for central sleep apnea is safe and effective in patients with concomitant cardiac devices. Heart Rhythm. 2020 12; 17(12):2029-2036.
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Novel phrenic nerve stimulator treats Cheyne-Stokes respiration: polysomnographic insights. J Clin Sleep Med. 2020 05 15; 16(5):817-820.
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Phrenic nerve stimulation in patients with central sleep apnea: a single-center experience from pilot and pivotal trials evaluating the remede System. Kardiol Pol. 2019 May 24; 77(5):553-560.
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C3, C4, and C5 Keeps the Diaphragm Alive… and Reduces Morbidity and Hospital Costs. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018; 30(3):325-326.
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Non-Mask-based Therapies for Central Sleep Apnea in Patients with Heart Failure. Sleep Med Clin. 2017 Jun; 12(2):255-264.
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Neurofibromas of the Phrenic Nerve: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. World Neurosurg. 2016 Apr; 88:237-242.
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A novel therapeutic approach for the treatment of central sleep apnea: The remede® system. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2014 Jun; 15(4):235-9.
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Transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation for the treatment of central sleep apnoea in heart failure. Eur Heart J. 2012 Apr; 33(7):889-94.
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Initial experience using a forward directed, high-intensity focused ultrasound balloon catheter for pulmonary vein antrum isolation in patients with atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2007 Feb; 18(2):136-44.