European journal of heart failure
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Eur. J. Heart Fail. · Jul 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialSpinal cord stimulation is safe and feasible in patients with advanced heart failure: early clinical experience.
Pre-clinical work suggests that upper thoracic spinal cord stimulation (SCS) may have therapeutic effects in the treatment of heart failure (HF). We therefore aim to assess the safety and feasibility of SCS in HF patients. ⋯ This study shows that an SCS system can be safely implanted in patients with advanced HF and that the SCS system does not interfere with ICD function.