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Low-Level Transcutaneous Electrical Vagus Nerve Stimulation Suppresses Atrial Fibrillation by Stavrakis, Stavros, MD, PhD, Humphrey, Mary Beth, MD, PhD, Scherlag, Benjamin J., PhD, Hu, Yanqing, PhD, Jackman, Warren M., MD, Nakagawa, Hiroshi, MD, PhD, Lockwood, Deborah, MD, Lazzara, Ralph, MD, Po, Sunny S., MD, PhD

“…Abstract Background Transcutaneous low-level tragus electrical stimulation (LLTS) suppresses atrial fibrillation (AF) in canines. Objectives This study…”
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A potential relationship between gut microbes and atrial fibrillation: Trimethylamine N-oxide, a gut microbe-derived metabolite, facilitates the progression of atrial fibrillation by Yu, Lilei, Meng, Guannan, Huang, Bing, Zhou, Xiaoya, Stavrakis, Stavros, Wang, Menglong, Li, Xuefei, Zhou, Liping, Wang, Yuhong, Wang, Meng, Wang, Zhenya, Deng, Jielin, Po, Sunny S., Jiang, Hong

“…Emerging evidence indicates gut microbes and their products could activate the autonomic nervous system (ANS), which plays important roles in the initiation…”
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Autonomic Neuromodulation Acutely Ameliorates Left Ventricular Strain in Humans by Tran, Nicole, Asad, Zain, Elkholey, Khaled, Scherlag, Benjamin J., Po, Sunny S., Stavrakis, Stavros

“…Low-level transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation at the tragus (LLTS) is anti-adrenergic. We aimed to evaluate the acute effects of LLTS on left ventricular…”
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Neuromodulation for cardiac arrhythmia by Hou, Yuemei, MD, PhD, Zhou, Qina, MD, PhD, Po, Sunny S., MD, PhD, FHRS

“…The autonomic nervous system is known to play a significant role in the genesis and maintenance of arrhythmias. Neuromodulation, mostly designed to increase…”
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Prevention and Reversal of Atrial Fibrillation Inducibility and Autonomic Remodeling by Low-Level Vagosympathetic Nerve Stimulation by Sheng, Xia, MD, Scherlag, Benjamin J., PhD, Yu, Lilei, MD, Li, Shuyan, MD, Ali, Reza, MD, Zhang, Ying, MD, PhD, Fu, Guosheng, MD, PhD, Nakagawa, Hiroshi, MD, PhD, Jackman, Warren M., MD, Lazzara, Ralph, MD, Po, Sunny S., MD, PhD

“…Objectives We hypothesized that autonomic atrial remodeling can be reversed by low-level (LL) vagosympathetic nerve stimulation (VNS). Background Previously,…”
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Rapid pulmonary vein isolation combined with autonomic ganglia modification: A randomized study by Katritsis, Demosthenes G., MD, PhD, FRCP, Giazitzoglou, Eleftherios, MD, Zografos, Theodoros, MD, Pokushalov, Evgeny, MD, PhD, Po, Sunny S., MD, Camm, A. John, MD, FRCP, FHRS

“…Background Evidence indicates that the combination of left atrial ganglionated plexi (GP) ablation and pulmonary vein (PV) isolation is beneficial for…”
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The Role of Ganglionated Plexi in Apnea-Related Atrial Fibrillation by Ghias, Muhammad, MD, Scherlag, Benjamin J., PhD, Lu, Zhibing, MD, Niu, Guodong, MD, Moers, Annerie, MD, Jackman, Warren M., MD, Lazzara, Ralph, MD, Po, Sunny S., MD, PhD

“…Objectives This study was conducted to simulate sleep apnea-induced atrial fibrillation (AF) in an experimental model and to determine whether neural ablation…”
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Low-level transcutaneous electrical stimulation of the auricular branch of the vagus nerve: A noninvasive approach to treat the initial phase of atrial fibrillation by Yu, Lilei, MD, Scherlag, Benjamin J., PhD, Li, Shaolong, MD, Fan, Youqi, MD, Dyer, John, PhD, Male, Shailesh, MD, Varma, Vandana, MD, Sha, Yong, MD, Stavrakis, Stavros, MD, PhD, Po, Sunny S., MD, PhD

“…Background We studied the effects of transcutaneous electrical stimulation at the tragus, the anterior protuberance of the outer ear, for inhibiting atrial…”
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Incidence of pulmonary vein conduction recovery in patients without clinical recurrence after ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: Mechanistic implications by Jiang, Ru-hong, MS, PO, Sunny S., MD, PhD, Tung, Roderick, MD, FHRS, Liu, Qiang, MS, Sheng, Xia, MD, Zhang, Zu-wen, BS, Sun, Ya-xun, PhD, Yu, Lu, MD, Zhang, Pei, MS, Fu, Guo-sheng, MD, Jiang, Chen-yang, MD

“…Background Pulmonary vein (PV) isolation has become the mainstay acute procedural end point for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation. Objective To…”
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Interactions between atrial electrical remodeling and autonomic remodeling: How to break the vicious cycle by Yu, Lilei, MD, Scherlag, Benjamin J., PhD, FHRS, Sha, Yong, MD, Li, Shaolong, MD, Sharma, Tushar, MD, Nakagawa, Hiroshi, MD, PhD, Jackman, Warren M., MD, FHRS, Lazzara, Ralph, MD, Jiang, Hong, MD, Po, Sunny S., MD, PhD

“…Background The mechanism(s) underlying the maintenance of atrial fibrillation (AF) during the first few hours after AF was initiated remains poorly understood…”
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Transcutaneous electrical vagus nerve stimulation to suppress premature ventricular complexes (TREAT PVC): study protocol for a multi-center, double-blind, randomized controlled trial by Cai, Cheng, Wu, Nan, Yang, Gang, Yang, Shu, Liu, Wenjie, Chen, Minglong, Po, Sunny S

“…Abstract Background The autonomic nervous system can be responsible for the initiation and maintenance of arrhythmias. Low-level tragus stimulation (LLTS), a…”
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Non-invasive Low-level Tragus Stimulation in Cardiovascular Diseases by Jiang, Yunqiu, Po, Sunny S, Amil, Faris, Dasari, Tarun W

“…Low-level tragus stimulation (LLTS) is a non-invasive approach of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation. LLTS has applications in diseases of multiple…”
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The Role of the Autonomic Ganglia in Atrial Fibrillation by Stavrakis, Stavros, MD, PhD, Nakagawa, Hiroshi, MD, PhD, Po, Sunny S., MD, PhD, Scherlag, Benjamin J., PhD, Lazzara, Ralph, MD, Jackman, Warren M., MD

“…Abstract Recent experimental and clinical studies have shown that the epicardial autonomic ganglia play an important role in the initiation and maintenance of…”
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Catheter-based renal sympathetic denervation significantly inhibits atrial fibrillation induced by electrical stimulation of the left stellate ganglion and rapid atrial pacing by Hou, Yuemei, Hu, Jialu, Po, Sunny S, Wang, Huan, Zhang, Ling, Zhang, Feng, Wang, Kun, Zhou, Qina

“…Sympathetic activity involves the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation (AF). Renal sympathetic denervation (RSD) decreases sympathetic renal afferent nerve…”
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Vagal Stimulation and Arrhythmias by Lakkireddy, Dhanunjaya

“…I mbalance of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems is probably the most prevalent autonomic mechanism underlying many a rrhythmias . Recently,…”
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Robust Artificial Intelligence Tool for Atrial Fibrillation Diagnosis: Novel Development Approach Incorporating Both Atrial Electrograms and Surface ECG and Evaluation by Head-to-Head Comparison With Hospital-Based Physician ECG Readers by Zhang, Yuji, Xu, Shusheng, Xing, Wenhui, Chen, Qiong, Liu, Xu, Pu, Yachuan, Xin, Fangran, Jiang, Hui, Yin, Zongtao, Tao, Dengshun, Zhou, Dong, Zhu, Yan, Yuan, Binhang, Jin, Yan, He, Yuanchen, Wu, Yi, Po, Sunny S, Wang, Huishan, Benditt, David G

“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) increases risk of embolic stroke, and in postoperative patients, increases cost of care. Consequently, ECG screening for AF in…”
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Interactive atrial neural network: Determining the connections between ganglionated plexi by Hou, Yinglong, MD, Scherlag, Benjamin J., PhD, Lin, Jiaxiong, MD, Zhou, Jing, MD, Song, Jianguo, MD, Zhang, Ying, MD, PhD, Patterson, Eugene, PhD, Lazzara, Ralph, MD, Jackman, Warren M., MD, Po, Sunny S., MD, PhD

“…Background The electrophysiologic functions of the intrinsic cardiac autonomic nervous system (ANS) are not well understood. Objectives The purpose of this…”
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Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and Atrial Fibrillation by Zhang, Ling, Hou, Yuemei, Po, Sunny S

“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is…”
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Effect of 28-mm Cryoballoon Ablation on Major Atrial Ganglionated Plexi by Garabelli, Paul, Stavrakis, Stavros, Kenney, John F.A., Po, Sunny S.

“…The authors intended to investigate if 28-mm cryoballoon (CB) ablation also modifies the 4 major atrial ganglionaated plexi (GP). The major atrial GP…”
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The use of low-level electromagnetic fields to suppress atrial fibrillation by Yu, Lilei, MD, Dyer, John W., PhD, Scherlag, Benjamin J., PhD, Stavrakis, Stavros, MD, PhD, Sha, Yong, MD, Sheng, Xia, MD, Garabelli, Paul, MD, Jacobson, Jerry, DMD, PhD, Po, Sunny S., MD, PhD

“…Background Extremely low-level electromagnetic fields have been proposed to cause significant changes in neural networks. Objective We sought to investigate…”
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