Left cardiac sympathetic denervation for the treatment of long QT syndrome and catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia using video-assisted thoracic surgery

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 752-759

  Collura, Christopher A ^a   Johnson, Jonathan N ^a   Moir, Christopher ^a   Ackerman, Michael J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

CPVT; denervation; Left cardiac sympathetic denervation; long QT syndrome; LQTS; VATS

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; CATECHOLAMINERGIC POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC TONE; THORAX SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65649109353     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.03.024     Document Type: Article

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