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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Acute cardiovascular effects of epidural spinal cord stimulation.
Several animal studies support the contention that thoracic spinal cord stimulation (SCS) might decrease arterial blood pressure. ⋯ This study demonstrated that SCS at either the T1-T2 or T5-T6 region did not significantly alter MAP or HR compared to baseline (no SCS). However, during transcient stress (elevated sympathetic tone) induced by CPT, there was a significant increase in MAP and moderate decrease in HR during SCS at T5-T6 region, which is not consistent with previous data in the literature. Acute SCS did not result in adverse cardiovascular responses and proved to be safe.