Transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation for the treatment of central sleep apnoea in heart failure

2011126 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Piotr Ponikowski · Military Hospital

Shahrokh Javaheri · Sleep Management Institute

Dariusz Michałkiewicz · Wojskowy Instytut Medycyny Lotniczej

Bradley A. Bart · Hennepin County Medical Center

Danuta Czarnecka · Jagiellonian University

Marek Jastrzębski · University School of Physical Education in Kraków

Aida Kusiak

Abstract

Unilateral transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation significantly reduces episodes of CSA and restores a more natural breathing pattern in patients with heart failure. This approach may represent a novel therapy for CSA and warrants further study.

Topics & Keywords

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Neuroscience of respiration and sleep Tracheal and airway disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: European Heart Journal

Volume 33, Issue 7, pp. 889-894

DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr298

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