Electrical modalities beyond pacing for the treatment of heart failure.

Abstract

In this review, we report on electrical modalities, which do not fit the definition of pacemaker, but increase cardiac performance either by direct application to the heart (e.g., post-extrasystolic potentiation or non-excitatory stimulation) or indirectly through activation of the nervous system (e.g., vagal or sympathetic activation). The physiological background of the possible mechanisms of these electrical modalities and their potential application to treat heart failure are discussed.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10741-010-9206-2
Divisions: College of Health & Life Sciences > Aston Medical School
Additional Information: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited.
Publication ISSN: 1573-7322
Last Modified: 30 Sep 2024 12:33
Date Deposited: 04 Nov 2020 09:08
Full Text Link: http://europepm ... ct/med/21104313
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2011-05
Authors: Cornelussen, RN
Splett, V
Klepfer, RN
Stegemann, B (ORCID Profile 0000-0003-2841-8022)
Kornet, L
Prinzen, FW

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