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vagus nerve stimulator

vagus nerve stimulator

I have had a 5 way bypass and I am looking into having a vagus nerve stimulator installed to help with my siezure disorder. Is there anything I should be concerned with before going thru with this surgery
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You should have a pre operative physical exam.  If you have been revascularized recently and have no new symptoms and a good exercise tolerance, this should not be a problem.  Your doctor may want you to have a stress test or echo depending on when you had your bypass surgery.

www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/perioperative.pdf

this is a link to the peri operative guidelines.  Page 545 has an algorhythm as to how it is typically approached.  It is a bit hard to follow, but your doctor will know it well.

I hope this helps.  thanks for posting.
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