title: Refractory ventricular tachycardia in a long QT syndrome child successfully controlled by left cardiac sympathetic denervation.
abstract: Long QT syndrome is a congenital disorder accompanied by a high incidence of sudden cardiac death. β-adrenergic blockade is the therapy of choice, and it is successful in 75-80% of patients. However, for those in whom refractory arrhythmia or cardiac events are not prevented by medication, the literature suggests that left cardiac sympathetic denervation may be useful. Here we present a girl 20 months of age with refractory ventricular tachycardia due to long QT syndrome successfully treated by left cardiac sympathetic denervation. There was no significant complication.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Jih-Chin
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Chung-Ping
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Betau
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Pi-Chang
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Chi-Ren
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Ming-Chih
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Sheng-Ling
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Jan
authors.forename: Yun-Ching
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008133:Long QT Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D013562:Sympathectomy / Q000379:methods*; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery*