30 Failure to demonstrate degeneration, inflammation or other pathologic processes in the diaphragm or phrenic nerve in most cases also speaks for a congenital defect. 6,21 The fact that ...

Diaphragm paralysis is typically due to damage to the phrenic nerve; eventration is most commonly congenital. Surgical plication to stabilize the diaphragm is needed to prevent the lungs from ...

Lungpacer Medical announced that it received FDA investigational device exemption (IDE) approval to begin a trial for its AeroNova system.

[sic],” he wrote on Twitter. “It’s not a cramp. It’s a collateral branch of the phrenic nerve innervating your diaphragm.” Essentially, this means that your diaphragm is being over ...

Nicotine can also irritate the mucus membrane that aligns the throat and esophagus, which can lead to hiccups, she said. It ...

are first authors in publications demonstrating the beneficial effects of phrenic nerve pacing on the lungs, the diaphragm muscle and the brain of mechanically ventilated patients: Diaphragm ...