Acute transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TES) augments esophageal contractility in patients with weak peristalsis.

Manuel A AmarisCarl AtkinsonTiago MachucaDavid EstoresEyad AlakradCandice RogersAbbas ShahmohammadiShweta P KukretyAlexander AyzengartMauricio PipkinRackauskas MindaugasSravanthi NandavaramAndres Pelaez

Published in: Clinical transplantation (2023)

TES acutely augmented contractile vigor in patients with normal and weak/ AP. The use of TES may positively impact LTx candidacy, and outcomes for patients with IEM/AP. Nevertheless, further studies are needed to determine the long-term effects of TES in this patient population.

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