Left thoracic sympathectomy in a premature infant with long QT syndrome and heart failure.
Left thoracic sympathectomy has been shown to be an effective treatment for adults with long QT syndrome who are refractory to medical therapy. We report the successful use of left thoracic sympathectomy for the management of a 10-week-old premature baby with long QT syndrome and heart failure from a large ventricular septal defect and patent ductus arteriosus.
1Division of Pediatric Cardiology,Le Bonheur Children's Hospital,University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center,Memphis,Tennessee,United States of America.
Sushitha
S
Surendran
2Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery,Le Bonheur Children's Hospital,University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center,Memphis,Tennessee,United States of America.
Thittamaranahalli K S
TK
Kumar
2Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery,Le Bonheur Children's Hospital,University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center,Memphis,Tennessee,United States of America.
Christopher J
CJ
Knott-Craig
D004562:Electrocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D008133:Long QT Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D013562:Sympathectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae
Long QT syndrome; heart failure; sympathectomy