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Review
. 2017 Sep;9(9):3394-3397.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.08.45.

The role of sympathectomy in long QT syndrome

Achilleas Antonopoulos  1 , David Lawrence  1 , Davide Patrini  1 , Marco Scarci  1 , Robert George  1 , Martin Hayward  1 , Sofoklis Mitsos  1 , Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos  1
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Review

The role of sympathectomy in long QT syndrome

Achilleas Antonopoulos et al. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Sep.

Abstract

Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is an uncommon and potentially fatal cardiac channelopathy. Treatment options can be medical with β-blockers or surgical with implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantations and left cardiac sympathetic denervation (LCSD). Purpose of this paper is through a literature review to identify the management algorithm and the role of sympathectomy in LQTS.

Keywords: Horner syndrome; Sympathectomy; long QT syndrome (LQTS); video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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