Why Cardiologists are not using Devices to directly modulate the Nervous System
Abstract
In spite of all the available evidence on the efficacy and safety of electrical neuromodulation for chronic refractory angina, the therapy is not generally accepted in the field of cardiology. Albeit that in both, European and US guidelines of cardiology, electrical neuromodulation, mainly executed through spinal cord stimulation, is adopted for treatment of chronic refractory angina, there is still a paucity in its acceptation. Here, we will discuss the putative major reasons why acceptance of electrical neuromodulation has not yet become common practice among cardiologist. Furthermore, we provide our reflections on how to achieve a better acceptation of electrical neuromodulation for cardiac diseases.
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