Transvenous Parasympathetic Nerve Stimulation in the Inferior Vena Cava and Atrioventricular Conduction

Abstract

Stable and consistent transvenous electrical stimulation of parasympathetic nerves innervating the AV node can be achieved in the IVC, a transvenous site that is rapidly and readily accessible. The proposed catheter approach for PNS can be used to control ventricular rate during AF in this animal model.