• J. Cardiovasc. Electrophysiol. · Oct 2009

    Case Reports

    Ten-year follow-up of cardiac sympathectomy in a young woman with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia and an implantable cardioverter defibrillator.

    • Bhavanesh Makanjee, Michael H Gollob, George J Klein, and Andrew D Krahn.
    • Arrhythmia Service, Division of Cardiology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
    • J. Cardiovasc. Electrophysiol. 2009 Oct 1;20(10):1167-9.

    AbstractCurrent 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.

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