Left cardiac sympathetic denervation for the treatment of methadone-induced long QT syndrome

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1955-1957

  Miller, Marc A ^a   Bhasin, Kabir ^a   Reddy, Vivek Y ^a   D'Avila, Andre ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Left cardiac sympathetic denervation; Long QT

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DENERVATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; LEFT CARDIAC SYMPATHETIC DENERVATION; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT PROLONGATION; SYNCOPE; TORSADE DES POINTES;

DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; SYMPATHECTOMY;

EID: 82455167866     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2011.07.023     Document Type: Article

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