Right Atrium Articles & Analysis: Older
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In recent proof of concept and feasibility studies, stimulation of the nerves in the right pulmonary artery (Figure 5) for 1 hour was safe and resulted in >20% increase in contractility and a 13% increase in mean arterial pressure without an increase in heart rate (Cardionomic, Inc). ...
The inflow catheter is tunneled, inserted percutaneously into an internal jugular vein, and advanced under fluoroscopy to the right atrium. The outflow catheter is inserted into the forearm cephalic vein after surgical exposure. ...