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D. Craig Miller, M.D.

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  • Vagal nerve stimulation reduces anterior mitral valve leaflet stiffness in the beating ovine heart.

    Swanson JC, Krishnamurthy G, Itoh A, Kvitting JP, Bothe W, Miller DC, Ingels NB. J Biomech. 2012; 45 (11): 2007-13

    The functional significance of the autonomic nerves in the anterior mitral valve leaflet (AML) is unknown. We tested the hypothesis that remote stimulation of the vagus nerve (VNS) reduces AML stiffness in the beating heart.

    PubMedID: 22703898

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