ArticleEuropace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology2023
Stellate ganglion ablation by conventional radiofrequency in patients with electrical storm.
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- Cardiac Sympathetic Neuromodulation in the Management of Refractory Electrical Storm: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Short- to mid-term outcomes of refractory electrical storm patients listed for urgent heart transplantation.JHLT open · 2026Article
- Application of stellate ganglion modulation in mental disorders and the future prospects of physical therapies.Fundamental research · 2026Review
- Anatomy, Imaging, and Clinical Significance of the Cervicothoracic (Stellate) Ganglion.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Neuromodulation of the Cardiac Autonomic Nervous System for Arrhythmia Treatment.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Cardiac Sympathetic Innervation and Ventricular Arrhythmias in Structural Heart Disease: Current Peripheral Neuromodulation Therapies and Emerging Therapeutic Targets.Arrhythmia & electrophysiology review · 2025Review
- Stellate ganglion block therapy in management of ventricular electrical storm: A case report.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Neuronal sympathetic block for ventricular arrhythmias: one size may not fit all.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2023Article
- Stellate ganglion modulation: An old therapy with a new twist for treatment of ventricular arrhythmias.Indian pacing and electrophysiology journalArticle
- Electrical storm of short coupled ventricular fibrillation- management by neuromodulation and trigger ablation.Indian pacing and electrophysiology journalArticle
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Abstract
aimsWe report a series of patients with Electrical Storm (ES) who underwent bilateral stellate ganglion ablation by using conventional radio frequency (RFA). METHODS AND
resultsThe procedure was done with fluoroscopic guidance using the COSMAN™ 1A RF Generator and a 22G RF needle (5 cm length and 5 mm active tip). Six patients, four male and two female (mean age 55 ± 7 years and mean LVEF-42 ± 21%) with ES underwent the procedure under fluoroscopic guidance. All patients experienced recurrent ICD shocks or required multiple external defibrillation shocks. There were no procedural complications. All patients survived free of ES at discharge. At a mean follow-up of 22 ± 8months, all were alive free of ES but two patients received appropriate shocks for VT and one patient had VT terminated by ATP.
conclusionThis small series of cases is a proof of concept that neuromodulation by conventional RFA targeting bilateral stellate ganglia appears safe, feasible, and effective in treating selected unstable patients with ES.
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