The phrenic nerve controls the diaphragm ... In the chest, it passes through the mediastinum, a space between the lungs that also contains the heart, blood vessels, esophagus (food pipe), and ...

The nerve close to the lung (the phrenic nerve) The layers that cover the heart (mediastinal pleura and parietal pericardium) Or the cancer is less than 7cm, but there is more than one tumour in ...

The stage of a cancer tells you how big it is and whether it has spread. Knowing the stage helps your doctor decide which treatment you need. It can also give some idea of your outlook (prognosis).

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 ...

ZOLL Announces Five-Year Study Confirming Safety, Efficacy and Beneficial Effects of Long-Term Transvenous Phrenic Nerve Stimulation (the remedē System) ...