Effective therapy with transthoracic video-assisted endoscopic coagulation of the left stellate ganglion and upper sympathetic trunk in congenital long-QT syndrome

American Heart Journal

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1060-1063

  Wong, Cheuk Wah ^a   Wang, Chao Hung ^a   Wen, Ming Shien ^a   Yeh, San Jou ^a   Wu, Delon ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; NADOLOL; PROPRANOLOL; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING; SYMPATHETIC TRUNK; SYNCOPE; TORSADE DES POINTES; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029827556     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(96)90026-5     Document Type: Article

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