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. 1982 Jun;9(2):215–220.

Left Stellate Ganglionectomy for the Long Q-T Interval Syndrome: Nine-Year Follow-up of a Patient

Neil E Strickman 1, Wayne E Dear 1
PMCID: PMC351614  PMID: 15226961

Abstract

Ventricular arrhythmias in patients with the long Q-T interval syndrome remain difficult to treat. In 1972, the first left stellate ganglionectomy was performed successfully to alter the pattern of ventricular recovery with control of ventricular arrhythmias. To date, no long-term evaluation has been carried out in any patients who have undergone left stellate ganglion removal for control of life-threatening arrhythmias. We report the case of a 52-year-old woman previously afflicted with idiopathic prolongation of the Q-T and syncope 9 years after successful partial ablation of the left stellate ganglion for the control of ventricular tachyarrhythmia.

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