Physical and Psychological Consequences of Left Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation in Long-QT Syndrome and Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1151-1158

  Waddell Smith, Kathryn E ^a,c   Ertresvaag, Kjetil N ^b   Li, Jian ^a,c   Chaudhuri, Krish ^d   Crawford, Jackie R ^a,c   Hamill, James K ^b   Haydock, David ^d   Skinner, Jonathan R ^a  

^a STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b Department of Paediatric Surgery ^*  (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

adverse effects; long QT syndrome; polymorphic catecholergic ventricular tachycardia; sympathectomy; video assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FLECAINIDE; METOPROLOL; NADOLOL;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CATECHOLAMINERGIC POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENERVATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FAINTNESS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FLUSHING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; LONG QT SYNDROME; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NEAR DROWNING; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; RESUSCITATION; SPORT; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; THERMOREGULATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC LEFT CARDIAC SYMPATHETIC DENERVATION; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPATHECTOMY; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SYMPATHECTOMY; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84944682344     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.115.003159     Document Type: Article

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