Transcutaneous low-level vagus nerve stimulation for the prevention of postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac valve surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Lindi Bian, Yuwei Shi, Tieshuai Liu, Ying Zhang, Jiwen Li, Jun Zhang

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DOI: 10.1186/s12906-026-05510-3
Published: 2026-08-06
Container: BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12906-026-05510-3,
  title = {Transcutaneous low-level vagus nerve stimulation for the prevention of postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac valve surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: protocol for a randomized controlled trial},
  author = {Lindi Bian and Yuwei Shi and Tieshuai Liu and Ying Zhang and Jiwen Li and Jun Zhang},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies},
  doi = {10.1186/s12906-026-05510-3},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-026-05510-3}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Transcutaneous low-level vagus nerve stimulation for the prevention of postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac valve surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: protocol for a randomized controlled trial
AU  - Lindi Bian
AU  - Yuwei Shi
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AU  - Ying Zhang
AU  - Jiwen Li
AU  - Jun Zhang
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
DO  - 10.1186/s12906-026-05510-3
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Bian, L., Shi, Y., Liu, T., Zhang, Y., Li, J., & Zhang, J. (2026). Transcutaneous low-level vagus nerve stimulation for the prevention of postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac valve surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-026-05510-3

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