| 摘要 |
A method is disclosed for electrically stimulating a cranial nerve, especially a vagus nerve, to treat or alleviate angina pectoris. Pain is lessened or prevented by application of predetermined therapeutic electrical signal to a selected location on the cranial nerve of a patient using an implanted neurostimulating device. Such method employs selective application of electrical signals to a predetermined location on the nerve to alter the activity of the nerve and cause dilation of a coronary artery in the patient, which in turn provides complete or partial relief of chest pain or deters the onset of such pain.
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