Partial cardiac denervation and sinus node modification for inappropriate sinus tachycardia.
We describe a case of inappropriate sinus tachycardia refractory to medical therapy and catheter sinus node ablation, which was successfully treated by surgery with approaches on both the sinus node and cardiac autonomic ganglia.
Taketani
Tsuyoshi
T
Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Wolf
Randall K
RK
Garrett
Jeffrey V
JV
D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D003714:Denervation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D012849:Sinoatrial Node / Q000294:innervation / Q000601:surgery*; D013616:Tachycardia, Sinus / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*