Role of left cardiac sympathetic denervation in the management of congenital long QT syndrome

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 179-181

  Wang, Lexin X ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Cardiac sympathectomy; Electrophysiology; Long QT syndrome

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ION CHANNEL;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; CELL MEMBRANE; DRUG RESPONSE; GENE MUTATION; HEART ARREST; HEART DENERVATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPTOM; SYNCOPE; THORACOSCOPY;

HEART; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; SYMPATHECTOMY;

EID: 0042129888     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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