Heart Rhythm
Volume 6, Issue 2 , Pages 244-250, February 2009

Relationship between right cervical vagus nerve stimulation and atrial fibrillation inducibility: Therapeutic intensities do not increase arrhythmogenesis

  • Youhua Zhang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Molecular Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
    • ,
  • Itamar Ilsar, DVM

      Affiliations

    • Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan
    • ,
  • Hani N. Sabbah, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan
    • ,
  • Tamir Ben David, PhD

      Affiliations

    • BioControl Medical, Inc., Yehud, Israel
    • ,
  • Todor N. Mazgalev, PhD, FHRS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Molecular Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Todor N. Mazgalev, Ph.D., Cleveland Clinic, Research Building NE61, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44195

Received 7 October 2008; accepted 29 October 2008. published online 10 November 2008.

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 This study was supported by the Atrial Fibrillation Innovation Center, the State of Ohio Wright Center of Innovation, and a Biomedical Research and Technology Transfer Partnership Award (Ohio's Third Frontier Project).

PII: S1547-5271(08)01080-1

doi:10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.10.043

Heart Rhythm
Volume 6, Issue 2 , Pages 244-250, February 2009

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