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ArticleJournal of cardiothoracic surgery2025

Successful management of cardiac electrical storm after aortic valve replacement using stellate ganglion block: a case report.

Xinyi Zhang, Yi Guo, Shuo Chang

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Xinyi ZhangDepartment of Adult Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, Fuwai Yunnan Cardiovascular Hospital, Cardiovascular Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650000, China.
Yi GuoDepartment of Adult Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, Fuwai Yunnan Cardiovascular Hospital, Cardiovascular Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650000, China.
Shuo ChangDepartment of Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100037, P.R. China. changshuoyf1986@outlook.com.

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the Scientific Research Fund Project of the Education Department of Yunnan Province 2023Y0771
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Abstract

Cardiac electrical storm (CES) is a life-threatening state of electrical instability characterized by 3 or more episodes of sustained ventricular arrhythmia within 24 h. The application of stellate ganglion block for the treatment of cardiac surgery has rarely been reported. Herein, we report a patient whose ventricular arrhythmia was completely relieved after receiving a stellate ganglion block. We present a case of a 35-year-old male who underwent aortic valve replacement. The patient who had aortic valve stenosis was scheduled for aortic valve replacement and simultaneous tricuspid valvuloplasty. After sedation was discontinued, malignant arrhythmias recurred. We performed stellate ganglion block for patient. As aresult, the patient achieved a complete resolution of symptoms and successfully resumed a normal productive life one year post-surgery. Stellate ganglion block is a safe and effective treatment for patients with ventricular tachycardia unresponsive to drug therapy following cardiac surgery.

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Aortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisAutonomic Nerve BlockHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationPostoperative ComplicationsStellate GanglionTachycardia, VentricularAdultElectrocardiographyHumansMaleAortic valve replacementCardiac electrical stormStellate ganglion block

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PMCPMC12231695

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