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Cardiac Sympathectomy For Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy.
Abstract
The sympathetic nervous system plays an important role in arrhythmogenesis in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC). Sudden cardiac death commonly occurs during exertion and beta-blockers are associated with reduction in arrhythmia burden. Bilateral cardiac sympathetic denervation (BCSD) has been shown to reduce implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) shocks in patients with structural heart disease and refractory ventricular tachycardia (VT), however data in ARVC are sparse.