SynthesisMethodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal2021
Surgical Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation for Ventricular Arrhythmias: A Systematic Review.
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- Bilateral robotic sympathectomy for recurrent ventricular tachycardia in a patient with complex cardiovascular history.Journal of surgical case reports · 2026Article
- Application of Bilateral Sympathetic Nerve Cryoablation as a Bridge to Transplant for Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia.Annals of thoracic surgery short reports · 2026Article
- Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy for Chronic Recurrent and Intractable Ventricular Tachycardia: A Case Series.Annals of thoracic surgery short reports · 2026Article
- Multimodal, device-based therapeutic targeting of the cardiovascular autonomic nervous system.Nature reviews. Cardiology · 2026Review
- Thoracic autonomic nervous system surgery current application-a survey among members of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Association of dysautonomia with refractory ventricular tachyarrhythmia in patients requiring thoracoscopic surgical cardiac sympathetic denervation.JTCVS open · 2025Article
- Exploring Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation as a Treatment Approach for Recurrent Ventricular Arrhythmias: A Concise Review.Journal of clinical & experimental cardiology · 2024Article
- Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation as a Treatment for Ventricular Arrhythmias Refractory to Conventional Treatment: A Case Series.Interventional cardiology (London, England) · 2024Article
- Successful management of near-incessant bidirectional ventricular tachycardia in one-year-old child with COVID-19 infection: a case report.European heart journal. Case reports · 2023Article
- VATS cardiac sympathetic denervation for ventricular arrhythmias: initial experience in a tertiary care centre.Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
Ventricular arrhythmias are potentially life-threatening disorders that are commonly treated with medications, catheter ablation and implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Adult patients who continue to be symptomatic, with frequent ventricular arrhythmia cardiac events or defibrillation from ICD despite medical treatment, are a challenging subgroup to manage. Surgical cardiac sympathetic denervation has emerged as a possible treatment option for people refractory to less invasive medical options. Recent treatment guidelines have recommendedcardiac sympathectomy for ventricular tachycardia (VT) or VT/fibrillation storm refractory to antiarrhythmic medications, long QT syndrome, and catecholaminergic polymorphic VT, with much of the data pertaining to pediatric literature. However, for the adult population, the disease indications, complications, and risks of cardiac sympathectomy are less understood, as are the most effective surgical cardiac denervation techniques for this patient demographic. This systematic review navigates available literature evaluating surgical denervation disease state indications, techniques, and sympathectomy risks for medically refractory ventricular arrhythmia in the adult patient population.
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