Left cardiac sympathetic denervation in patients with heart failure: A new indication for an old intervention?

Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 338-346

  De Ferrari, Gaetano M ^a   Schwartz, Peter J ^b,c,d,e,f  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^f KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Heart failure; Life threatening arrhythmias; Sympathetic denervation; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; OXIDOPAMINE;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CATECHOLAMINERGIC POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; CHEMICAL SYMPATHECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); GANGLIONECTOMY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DENERVATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; LEFT CARDIAC SYMPATHETIC DENERVATION; LONG QT SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; HEART VENTRICLE; INNERVATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; VAGUS NERVE;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 84899458053     PISSN: 19375387     EISSN: 19375395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12265-014-9541-0     Document Type: Article

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