Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia in a Long QT Syndrome Child Successfully Controlled by Left Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation | Zendy

Jih-Chin Chang | Zendy; Chung-Ping Hsu | Zendy; Betau Hwang | Zendy; Pi-Chang Lee | Zendy; C. J. Tsai | Zendy; MingChih Lin | Zendy; ShengLing Jan | Zendy; YunChing Fu | Zendy

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Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia in a Long QT Syndrome Child Successfully Controlled by Left Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation

Author(s) -

Jih-Chin Chang,

Chung-Ping Hsu,

Betau Hwang,

Pi-Chang Lee,

C. J. Tsai,

MingChih Lin,

ShengLing Jan,

YunChing Fu

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

pediatrics and neonatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.569

H-Index - 36

eISSN - 2212-1692

pISSN - 1875-9572

DOI - 10.1016/j.pedneo.2012.08.014

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , long qt syndrome , sympathetic denervation , refractory (planetary science) , ventricular tachycardia , sudden cardiac death , denervation , tachycardia , cardiac arrhythmia , complication , anesthesia , qt interval , physics , astrobiology , atrial fibrillation

Long QT syndrome is a congenital disorder accompanied by a high incidence of sudden cardiac death. β-adrenergic blockade is the therapy of choice, and it is successful in 75-80% of patients. However, for those in whom refractory arrhythmia or cardiac events are not prevented by medication, the literature suggests that left cardiac sympathetic denervation may be useful. Here we present a girl 20 months of age with refractory ventricular tachycardia due to long QT syndrome successfully treated by left cardiac sympathetic denervation. There was no significant complication.

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