Gas buildup in the abdomen can cause shoulder pain due to the diaphragm's connection with the phrenic nerve and cervical spine. This referred pain, often experienced after meals or surgery, occurs ...

ORLANDO, FL — An implantable device that controls breathing muscles during sleep by electrical phrenic-nerve stimulation significantly cut the prevalence of sleep-apnea episodes, primarily by lowering ...

WE have observed periodic oscillations in systemic blood pressure synchronous with bursts of phrenic nerve activity in dogs during apnoea. The phrenic nerve was isolated in the neck, and nerve ...

Diaphragmatic pacing is a treatment that improves breathing for people who rely on a mechanical ventilator. It stimulates the phrenic nerve, the nerve in your neck that sends signals to your diaphragm ...

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window HOUSTON -- Use of transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation (TPNS) ...

DENVER — An implantable pacemaker-like device that controls breathing muscles during sleep by electrical stimulation of a phrenic nerve proved effective in patients with moderate to severe central ...

In 1937, Dr Huang stimulated the phrenic nerve of the rabbit with electricity to induce respiration. Later Sarnoff conducted the same experiment on a cat, a rabbit, a dog and a monkey. In 1949, Dr ...

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This section describes safety outcomes from the published literature that the Committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see the ...