Bilateral thoracoscopic cervical sympathectomy for the treatment of recurrent polymorphic ventricular tachycardia

Heart

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-17

  Turley, Andrew J ^a   Thambyrajah, J ^a   Harcombe, A A ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; AMIODARONE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MAGNESIUM; METOPROLOL; MEXILETINE; NADOLOL; NICORANDIL; POTASSIUM;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SYMPATHECTOMY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GANGLION BLOCK; HEART DEATH; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; IMPLANTATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POTASSIUM INTAKE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; STELLATE GANGLION; SUDDEN DEATH; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYNCOPE; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SYMPATHECTOMY; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 10844265341     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2004.039271     Document Type: Article

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