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Can the vagal nerve stimulation device cause cardiac arrest?
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Possibly: In a damaged heart , vagal stimulation will decrease the heart rate and atrial contractility thus decreasing ventricular filling .This effect can produce cardiac arrest in in circumstances of coronary artery disease or low ef cardiomyopathy.
Answered 11/12/2018
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A first: I am not aware of any reports of this happening, and a quick search of the literature turned up nothing.
Answered 5/9/2014
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