Successful treatment of catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia with bilateral thoracoscopic sympathectomy

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1461-1463

  Scott, P A ^a   Sandilands, A J ^a   Morris, G E ^a   Morgan, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Bilateral thorascopic sympathectomy; Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Sudden death; syncope

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ISOPRENALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATECHOLAMINERGIC POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE INFECTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REIMPLANTATION; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYNCOPE; T WAVE; THORACOSCOPY; VEIN RECONSTRUCTION; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; SYMPATHECTOMY; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 53149101645     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.07.007     Document Type: Article

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