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

• Auteurs principaux: Jih-Chin Chang (Auteur), Chung-Ping Hsu (Auteur), Betau Hwang (Auteur), Pi-Chang Lee (Auteur), Chi-Ren Tsai (Auteur), Ming-Chih Lin (Auteur), Sheng-Ling Jan (Auteur), Yun-Ching Fu (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Elsevier, 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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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 liter...