Left Thoracic Sympathetic Ganglionectomy with Thoracoscope for the Treatment of the Long QT Syndrome: A case report / 대한흉부외과학회지
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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: 766-769, 2000.
Artigo
em Coreano
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| ID: wpr-224642
ABSTRACT
The long QT syndromes have been classified into acquired or inheritary forms, both of which are associated with a characteristic type of life-threatening polymorphic ventricular tachycardia called torsade de points. Beta-adrenergic blocker is the first cholic treatment, but in those whom cardiac events are not prevented by beta - blockade, left thoracic sympathetic ganglionectomy may be useful in selected cases. A 50-year-old woman had an recurrent syncopal attack in which she was unconscious for 1-2 min and 1-2 times a month for 10 years. The EKG revealed that QT & QTc intervals were 744 and 632 msec respectively. Treatment with Beta-adrenergic blocker and calcium channel blocker was ineffective in preventing recurrence of syncopal spell. Therefore, she underwent left thoracic sympathetic ganglionectomy with thoracoscope. During the 9 months after operation, she was free of syncopal episodes and is doing well.
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Assunto principal:
Recidiva
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Síncope
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Síndrome do QT Longo
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Canais de Cálcio
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Ganglionectomia
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Taquicardia Ventricular
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Toracoscópios
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Eletrocardiografia
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Ano de publicação:
2000
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