The impact of spinal cord stimulation on a chronic model of atrial fibrillation in a mini-pig experiment

Introduction: Despite the advancement interventional methods for treating atrial fibrillation, the effectiveness of catheter ablation remains poor, especially in patients with persistent and long-persistent atrial fibrillation. Thus, experts continue to explore new treatments for this arrhythmia. The issue of experimental studies investigating the association between spinal cord stimulation and atrial fibrillation is mainly attributed to the lack of optimal algorithms for spinal cord stimulation in animal experiments. Therefore, it is important to develop adequate algorithms for spinal cord stimulation in the chronic model of atrial fibrillation.