Left thoracoscopic sympathectomy for cardiac denervation in patients with life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 404-411

  Hofferberth, Sophie C ^a   Cecchin, Frank ^a   Loberman, Dan ^a   Fynn Thompson, Francis ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ATENOLOL; BETAXOLOL; ESMOLOL; LABETALOL; NADOLOL; PROPRANOLOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATECHOLAMINERGIC POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DENERVATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IDIOPATHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPATHECTOMY; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

20; 24; 28; CATECHOLAMINERGIC POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; CPVT; ICD; IDIOPATHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR; IVT; JERVELL AND LANGE-NIELSEN SYNDROME; JLNS; LCSD; LEFT CARDIAC SYMPATHETIC DENERVATION; LONG QT SYNDROME; LQTS; VATS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; VF; VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC; VT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BOSTON; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYMPATHECTOMY; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890556873     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.07.064     Document Type: Conference Paper

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