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Does vagus nerve damage cause heart arythmia? can you cure it.
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Vagus nerve: Helps lower heart rate so damage to it would lead potentially to higher heart rates and may exacerbate arrythmias. While generally not curable, arrythmias are treatable.
Answered 9/18/2019
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