Estimulación del nervio frénico para la apnea central del sueño: ¿cuándo y por qué?

Jonathan Na1, Miguel Valderrabano1, Paul Schurmann1

  • 1Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX, US.

Cardiac failure review
|January 12, 2026
PubMed
Resumen

La apnea central del sueño (ACS) es un trastorno de la respiración en el que se reduce el esfuerzo respiratorio durante el sueño. La estimulación del nervio frénico ofrece una nueva opción de tratamiento para casos graves de ACS que no responden a las terapias convencionales.

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