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

Pediatrics and Neonatology

Pi-Chang Lee¹  Betau Hwang¹  Chung-Ping Hsu²  Jih-Chin Chang³  Yun-Ching Fu³  Chi-Ren Tsai³  Ming-Chih Lin³  Sheng-Ling Jan³ 

[1] Department of Pediatrics, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC;Division of Chest Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, ROC;Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC;

关键词: long QT syndrome;    sympathetic denervation;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.pedneo.2012.08.014

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

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