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Podcast: The Lead Podcast presented by Heart Rhythm Society
Episode: The Lead Episode 126: A Discussion of Transcutaneous Electrical Vagus Nerve Stimulation to Suppress Premature Ventricular Contractions: A Crossover, Randomized Clinical Trial (NoVa-PVC)
Description: Join host and Digital Education Committee Member Sandeep A Saha, MD, MS, FHRS for this lively discussion with his colleagues Charles A. Henrikson, MD, MPH, FHRS and Arun R. Mahankali Sridhar, MBBS, MPH, FACC. About this Article: In patients with symptomatic premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) refractory to medical therapy, non-invasive low-level tragus stimulation of the auricular branch of the vagus nerve significantly reduced median PVC burden compared to sham stimulation (median reduction ~13.4% vs ~8.6%; P = 0.021). The findings suggest that autonomic neuromodulation via transcutaneous vagal stimulation may offer a novel adjunctive therapy for frequent PVCs, although further...