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Ten‐Year Follow‐Up of Cardiac Sympathectomy in a Young Woman with Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia and an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
Author(s) -
MAKANJEE BHAVANESH,
GOLLOB MICHAEL H.,
KLEIN GEORGE J.,
KRAHN ANDREW D.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.193
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1540-8167
pISSN - 1045-3873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01441.x
Subject(s) - medicine , catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , cardiology , sudden cardiac death , sympathectomy , ventricular tachycardia , blockade , tachycardia , brugada syndrome , ryanodine receptor 2 , receptor , ryanodine receptor , calcium
Current recommendations for therapy of catecholaminergic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) include beta blockade and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs). Patients may experience recurrent arrhythmias, ICD shocks and, rarely, sudden death despite optimal medical therapy. We report a young woman with CPVT who received frequent ICD shocks despite beta blockade, who subsequently underwent cardiac sympathectomy with a dramatic reduction in shocks over 10 years of follow‐up.