"Vagus Nerve Stimulation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An adjunctive treatment for PARTIAL EPILEPSY and refractory DEPRESSION that delivers electrical impulses to the brain via the VAGUS NERVE. A battery implanted under the skin supplies the energy.
| Descriptor ID |
D055536
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.331.900
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| Concept/Terms |
Vagus Nerve Stimulation- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Nerve Stimulation, Vagus
- Nerve Stimulations, Vagus
- Stimulation, Vagus Nerve
- Stimulations, Vagus Nerve
- Vagus Nerve Stimulations
- Vagal Nerve Stimulation
- Nerve Stimulation, Vagal
- Nerve Stimulations, Vagal
- Stimulation, Vagal Nerve
- Stimulations, Vagal Nerve
- Vagal Nerve Stimulations
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vagus Nerve Stimulation" by people in Profiles.
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Transcutaneous electrical vagus nerve stimulation to suppress premature ventricular complexes (TREAT PVC): study protocol for a multi-center, double-blind, randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2023 Oct 23; 24(1):683.
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Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation Ameliorates the Phenotype of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Through Its Anti-Inflammatory Effects. Circ Heart Fail. 2022 08; 15(8):e009288.
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Autonomic Neuromodulation for Atrial Fibrillation Following Cardiac Surgery: JACC Review Topic of the Week. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022 02 22; 79(7):682-694.
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Neuroscientific therapies for atrial fibrillation. Cardiovasc Res. 2021 06 16; 117(7):1732-1745.
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Low-Level Tragus Stimulation Modulates Atrial Alternans and Fibrillation Burden in Patients With Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 06 15; 10(12):e020865.
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Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation attenuates proinflammatory cytokines and augments antioxidant levels in the brainstem and forebrain regions of Dahl salt sensitive rats. Sci Rep. 2020 10 16; 10(1):17576.
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Autonomic Modulation of Cardiac Arrhythmias: Methods to Assess Treatment and Outcomes. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2020 05; 6(5):467-483.
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Atrial fibrillation in obstructive sleep apnea: Neural mechanisms and emerging therapies. Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2021 02; 31(2):127-132.
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New approaches for treating atrial fibrillation: Focus on autonomic modulation. Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2020 10; 30(7):433-439.
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The role of low-level vagus nerve stimulation in cardiac therapy. Expert Rev Med Devices. 2019 Aug; 16(8):675-682.