Low-frequency electrostimulation decreases sympathetic tone in patients with end-stage chronic heart failure

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Authors	DOBŠÁK Petr SIEGELOVÁ Jarmila VAŠKŮ Jaromír VÍTOVEC Jiří BALCÁRKOVÁ Pavla KOHZUKI Masahiro IMACHI Kou EICHER Jean-Christophe WOLF Jean-Eric
Year of publication	2007
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	The Japanese Journal of Artificial Organs
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Medicine
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Field	Other specializations of internal medicine
Keywords	low-frequency electrostimulation; chromic heart failure; sudden death risc; autonomic nervous system; heart rate variability; cardiovascular rehabilitation
Description	Electromyostimulation could significantly reduce the sympathetic tone in patients with severe grade of congestive heart failure and could be used as safe and effective alternative form of cardiovascular rehabilitation.
Related projects:	Early diagnostics and treatment of cardiovascular diseases