Efficacy of bilateral thoracoscopic sympathectomy in a patient with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia

Efficacy of bilateral thoracoscopic sympathectomy in a patient with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia

A 27-year-old woman with frequent implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) shocks related to catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT) experienced aborted sudden death due to incessant polymorphic VT despite the administration of beta-blockers, verapamil, and flecainide. Cathete...

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Main Authors: Katsunori Okajima, MD, Kunihiko Kiuchi, MD, FHRS, Kiminobu Yokoi, MD, Jin Teranishi, MD, Kosuke Aoki, MD, Akira Shimane, MD, Yoshihide Nakamura, MD, Motoko Kimura, MD, Yoshio Horikawa, MD, Masato Yoshida, MD, Yoshimasa Maniwa, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-02-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
Subjects:
Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
Thoracoscopic bilateral sympathectomy
Implantable cardioverter defibrillator
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