Diaphragmatic pacing is a treatment that improves breathing for people who rely on a mechanical ventilator. It stimulates the phrenic nerve, the nerve in your neck that sends signals to your diaphragm ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Five-year data show sustained safety and efficacy outcomes after implantation of a transvenous phrenic nerve ...

Your diaphragm is a thin muscle that separates your chest and abdomen. When you inhale, your diaphragm tightens and expands your chest cavity. A paralyzed diaphragm doesn’t tighten as it should when ...

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window HOUSTON -- Use of transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation (TPNS) ...

Breathing is an involuntary function that most people take for granted each day. However, for many around the world, this function becomes suddenly difficult when one has a phrenic nerve injury, ...

Disturbances in the respiratory system, specifically in the phrenic nerve and diaphragm may be part of a cascade of events leading to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Left side phrenic nerves (from the ...

WE have observed periodic oscillations in systemic blood pressure synchronous with bursts of phrenic nerve activity in dogs during apnoea. The phrenic nerve was isolated in the neck, and nerve ...