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The company also flags baseline cardiac disease, abnormal ECG, arrhythmia, prior cervical vagotomy, abnormal cervical anatomy, brain tumor or aneurysm history, head trauma, syncope, seizures and nickel allergy as unevaluated risks.—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026
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Etymology
borrowed from German Vagotomie, from Vagusvagus nerve + -o--o- + -tomie-tomy