Acupuncture at the auricular branch of the vagus nerve enhances heart rate variability in humans: An exploratory study

Acupuncture at the auricular branch of the vagus nerve enhances heart rate variability in humans: An exploratory study

Background: Recent animal and human studies have shown antiarrhythmic effects inhibiting inducibility of atrial fibrillation through low-level transcutaneous electrical stimulation at the auricular branch of the vagus nerve (ABVN). Objective: The present study investigated effects of acupuncture at...

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Main Authors: Andreas A. Boehmer, MD, Stamatis Georgopoulos, MD, Johannes Nagel, MD, Thomas Rostock, MD, Axel Bauer, MD, Joachim R. Ehrlich, MD, FHRS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-08-01
Series:Heart Rhythm O2
Subjects:
Atrial fibrillation
Acupuncture
Auricular branch of the vagus nerve
Autonomous cardiac nervous system
Heart rate variability
Vagus nerve
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666501820300738

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