Key result
Continuous left stellate ganglion blockade followed by surgical gangliolysis successfully managed intractable ventricular tachycardia in a patient with a left ventricular assist device.
Population
1 patient with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) and intractable ventricular tachycardia (VT)
Design
Case_report
Authors
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May bridge to gangliolysis for refractory VT in LVAD; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Case Report (n=1)
Continuous left stellate ganglion blockade may serve as a valuable diagnostic and therapeutic bridge to surgical gangliolysis for intractable VT in LVAD patients.
Smith et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Intractable ventricular tachycardia in a patient with a left ventricular assist device (n=1). Continuous left stellate ganglion blockade followed by surgical gangliolysis was evaluated on Successful management of intractable ventricular tachycardia. Continuous left stellate ganglion blockade followed by surgical gangliolysis successfully managed intractable ventricular tachycardia in a patient with a left ventricular assist device.
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