| Autor: |
Nagai, Michiaki, Dote, Keigo, Kato, Masaya, Sasaki, Shota, Oda, Noboru, Po, Sunny S., Dasari, Tarun W. |
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Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research; Dec2024, Vol. 17 Issue 6, p1347-1352, 6p |
| Abstrakt: |
Higher blood pressure (BP) variability (BPV) was shown to be strong predictors of poor cardiovascular outcomes in heart failure (HF). It is currently unknown if low-level tragus stimulation (LLTS) would lead to improvement in BPV in acute HF (AHF). The 22 patients with AHF (median 80 yrs, males 60%) were randomly assigned to active or sham group using an ear clip attached to the tragus (active group) or the earlobe (sham group) for 1 h daily over 5 days. In the active group, standard deviation (SD), coefficient of variation (CV) and δ in SBP were significantly decreased after LLTS (all p < 0.05). All the changes in SD, CV and δ in SBP before and after stimulation were also significantly different between active and sham groups (all p < 0.05). This proof-of-concept study demonstrates the beneficial effects of LLTS on BPV in AHF. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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