EXTRACARDIAC AUTONOMIC NERVE STIMULATOR
Extracardiac Autonomic Nerve Stimulator (ECANS) - This device was developed by Prof. José Carlos Pachón M., Dr. Enrique I. Pachón M., and colleagues to allow extra-cardiac autonomic stimulation during electrophysiological procedures.
It is performed through a connection with an specific catheter or by using an EP catheter that is usually positioned in the internal jugular vein, near to the jugular foramen. This stimulation promotes intense cardioinhibition due to direct activation of the vagus nerve and may be used for electrophysiologic studies like vagal denervation during cardioneuroablation, diagnostic of abnomalous bundles, vagal atrial fibrillation induction, AV conduction study, induction of autonomic premature beats, etc.
Publication
Simplified Method for Vagal Effect Evaluation in Cardiac Ablation and Electrophysiological Procedures.
Pachon M JC, Pachon M EI, Santillana P TG, Lobo TJ, Pachon CTC, Pachon M JC, Albornoz V RN, Zerpa A JC.
JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2015 Oct;1(5):451-460. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2015.06.008. Epub 2015 Aug 21.