Wilcox PG, Paré PD, Fleetham JA. Conditioning of the diaphragm by phrenic nerve pacing in primary alveolar hypoventilation.
Thorax 1988;
43:1017-8. [PMID:
3266377 PMCID:
PMC461624 DOI:
10.1136/thx.43.12.1017]
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Abstract
A patient with respiratory muscle weakness due to alveolar hypoventilation was treated with nocturnal bilateral phrenic nerve pacing for one year. Treatment was associated with a progressive increase in diaphragmatic strength and endurance.
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