Blood Pressure Variability After Non-invasive Low-level Tragus Stimulation in Acute Heart Failure.
J Cardiovasc Transl Res
; 2024 Jul 05.
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ABSTRACT
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.
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J Cardiovasc Transl Res
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ANGIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
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2024
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Japón
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Estados Unidos