Why the study?
Does left-sided video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy prevent recurrent VTs in a patient with intractable VT after LVAD implantation?
Population
A 72-year-old patient with intractable recurrent VT after minimal-invasive LVAD implantation
Design
Case report
Follow-up
150 days
Authors
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May support sympathectomy in refractory post-LVAD VT; leaves open confirmation in prospective studies.
Does left-sided video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy prevent recurrent VTs in a patient with intractable VT after LVAD implantation?
Video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy may be a feasible surgical treatment option for intractable recurrent VTs after LVAD implantation and failed catheter ablation.
Salewski et al. (2020) studied this question.
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