The phrenic nerve controls the diaphragm, the dome-shaped muscle that is primarily responsible for breathing. Contraction of the diaphragm expands the lungs and draws air into them.

Long-Term Follow-Up after Phrenic Nerve Reconstruction for Diaphragmatic Paralysis: A Review of 180 Patients. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, 2016; DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1588018; ...

In 1937, Dr Huang stimulated the phrenic nerve of the rabbit with electricity to induce respiration. Later Sarnoff conducted the same experiment on a cat, a rabbit, a dog and a monkey. In 1949, Dr ...

Researchers examined patients with central sleep apnea after 5 years of treatment with transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation therapy. This article is part of MPR’s coverage of the CHEST Virtual ...

Evidence-based recommendations on phrenic nerve pacing for congenital central hypoventilation syndrome. This involves direct stimulation of the phrenic nerve, to produce the inhalation phrase of ...

Researchers followed 180 people treated with phrenic nerve reconstruction for chronic paralysis of the diaphragm for a median of 2.7 years, assessing their physical function and reported outcomes.