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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Feb 28.
Published in final edited form as: Auton Neurosci. 2008 Feb 29;138(1-2):9–23. doi: 10.1016/j.autneu.2007.11.001

Figure 3. Potential Mechanisms of SCS-improved Heart Function.

Figure 3

The diagram illustrates that SCS-improved Heart Function may be due to 1) an increase or redistribution of blood flow; 2) regulation of the intrinsic cardiac nervous system; 3) release of neuropeptides; and 4) suppression of nociceptive transmission.