Auricular vagal nerve stimulation in peripheral arterial disease patients.

CONCLUSIONS: Electroacupuncture of the outer ear seems to be an easy-to-use therapeutic option in an age of increasingly invasive and mechanically complex treatments for PAD patients.
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Source: VASA. Zeitschrift fur Gefasskrankheiten. Journal for Vascular Diseases - September 18, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Hackl G, Prenner A, Jud P, Hafner F, Rief P, Seinost G, Pilger E, Brodmann M Tags: Vasa Source Type: research