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Conditioning of the diaphragm by phrenic nerve pacing in primary alveolar hypoventilation. |
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| Authors: | P G Wilcox, P D Par , J A Fleetham |
| Affiliation: | Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. |
| Abstract: | A patient with respiratory muscle weakness due to alveolar hypoventilation was treated with nocturnal bilateral phrenic nerve pacing for one year. Treatment was associated with a progressive increase in diaphragmatic strength and endurance. |
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