Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation for Refractory Ventricular Arrhythmia in Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device

Peter P. Vlismas, MD; Yogita M. Rochlani, MD; Jorge Romero, MD; Scott Scheinin, MD; Jooyoung J. Shin, MD; Daniel Goldstein, MD; Ulrich P. Jorde, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Mar 2021)

Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation for Refractory Ventricular Arrhythmia in Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device

Peter P. Vlismas, MD,
Yogita M. Rochlani, MD,
Jorge Romero, MD,
Scott Scheinin, MD,
Jooyoung J. Shin, MD,
Daniel Goldstein, MD,
Ulrich P. Jorde, MD

Affiliations

Peter P. Vlismas, MD: Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA
Yogita M. Rochlani, MD: Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA
Jorge Romero, MD: Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA
Scott Scheinin, MD: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA
Jooyoung J. Shin, MD: Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA
Daniel Goldstein, MD: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA
Ulrich P. Jorde, MD: Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA; Address for correspondence: Dr. Ulrich P. Jorde, Montefiore Medical Center, 3400 Bainbridge Avenue, MAP 7, Bronx, New York 10467, USA.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 3
pp. 443 – 446

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Cardiac sympathetic denervation has been shown to reduce sustained ventricular arrhythmias and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shocks by inhibiting sympathetic outflow to the heart. We describe the first case to our knowledge of cardiac sympathetic denervation in the left ventricular assist device population. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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