How to implant a phrenic nerve stimulator for treatment of central sleep apnea?

Ralph S Augostini Muhammad Rizwan AfzalMaria Rosa CostanzoRandy WestlundChristoph StellbrinkKlaus GutlebenSanjaya GuptaMoeen SaleemTimothy W SmithMichael PetersonMichael DruckerAndrew MerlissJohn HayesChristen ButterMathew D Hutchinson Dariusz Jagielski

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2019)

In patients with CSA, transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation is an effective and safe therapy with an implant procedure similar to that of cardiac implantable electronic devices.

Keyphrases

sleep apnea
positive airway pressure
soft tissue
obstructive sleep apnea
left ventricular
stem cells
heart failure
combination therapy
bone marrow
smoking cessation