INTRODUCTION Diaphragm elevation caused by diaphragm dysfunction due to phrenic nerve injury is a well-recognized complication after cardiac surgery, with a reported incidence ranging from 1.2% to 60% ...

With the advent of internal-mammary-artery ligation and its alleged benefit, a unique opportunity for applying the principles of a double-blind evaluation to a surgical procedure has been afforded.

THIS report is a summary of observations made in an attempt to evaluate internal-mammary-artery ligation as a method of therapy for coronary insufficiency. Angina pectoris, myocardial ischemia and ...

2. The surgery is performed through a median sternotomy. For CABG, harvesting the left or right internal mammary artery is a routine procedure, but this may impact the function of the phrenic nerve, ...

Find out what you need to know about the phrenic nerve. Learn about its location, function, and disorders that may affect your health.

Evidence-based recommendations on phrenic nerve pacing for ventilator-dependent high cervical spinal cord injury. This involves stimulating the phrenic nerve to make the diaphragm contract, helping ...

This procedure involves directly stimulating the phrenic nerve so that it sends a signal to the diaphragm to contract, which produces the inhalation phase of breathing. It aims to provide ventilatory ...

HOUSTON -- Use of transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation (TPNS) was linked to a five-fold higher chance of better clinical outcomes for patients with central sleep apnea and heart failure ...

Dr. John Smirniotopoulos, a board-certified vascular and interventional radiologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, discusses how Genicular nerve ablation (GNA) and Genicular artery… ...

Adverse events deemed related to the pulsed-field energy itself were infrequent, with no esophageal events, pulmonary vein stenosis, or phrenic nerve paralysis and 11 cases of transient phrenic nerve ...

There are few concrete medical cures for the hiccups, but experts know that stopping them ideally involves the diaphragm, the vagus nerve and the phrenic nerve.