The intrinsic cardiac nervous system: from pathophysiology to therapeutic implications

G Giannino, V Braia, C Griffith Brookles, F Giacobbe… - Biology, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The cardiac autonomic nervous system (CANS) controls all cardiac
functions in physiology and pathology. The first intracardiac level of this system, namely the …

Electrical storm treatment by percutaneous stellate ganglion block: the STAR study

S Savastano, E Baldi, S Compagnoni… - European Heart …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims An electrical storm (ES) is a clinical emergency with a
paucity of established treatment options. Despite initial encouraging reports about the safety …

Vagal nerve stimulation in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury: from bench to bedside

G Giannino, L Nocera, M Andolfatto, V Braia… - Bioelectronic …, 2024 - Springer
The identification of acute cardioprotective strategies against myocardial
ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury that can be applied in the catheterization room is currently …

Neuronal sympathetic block for ventricular arrhythmias: one size may not fit all

V Dusi, M Vaseghi - Europace, 2023 - academic.oup.com
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of the European Society of Cardiology.* Corresponding author. Tel:+ 390116336022. E-mail …

[HTML][HTML] Intraoperative ultrasound-guided left stellate ganglion block for postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock: a shelter from the storm

A Toscano, M Giunta, P Capuano… - Annals of Cardiac …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock (PCCS) is a severe manifestation of low cardiac output
syndrome (LCOS) that can follow heart surgery and progress to an inability to wean from …

Etiologies, Mechanisms, Management, and Outcomes of Electrical Storm

RG Trohman - Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Electrical storm (ES) is characterized by three or more discrete sustained ventricular
tachyarrhythmia episodes occurring within a limited time frame (generally≤ 24 h) or an …

Management of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Heart Failure: Can Less Be More?

E Frankel, R Ho - Current Cardiology Reports, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) affect many patients with heart
failure and underlying structural heart disease and are associated with significant morbidity …

ECMO for drug‐refractory electrical storm without a reversible trigger: a retrospective multicentric observational study

I Durães‐Campos, C Costa, AR Ferreira… - ESC Heart …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Drug‐refractory electrical storm (ES) is a life‐threatening medical emergency. We
describe the use of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA‐ECMO) in drug …

Continuous stellate ganglion block for ventricular arrhythmias: case series, systematic review, and differences from thoracic epidural anaesthesia

V Dusi, F Angelini, E Baldi, A Toscano, C Gravinese… - Europace, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Aims Percutaneous stellate ganglion block (PSGB) through single-bolus injection and
thoracic epidural anaesthesia (TEA) have been proposed for the acute management of …

[HTML][HTML] Life-Threatening Electrical Storm Following Liver Transplantation: A Case Report

DRA Coelho, RO da Luz, ST Basto… - The American Journal …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: Unknown etiology Background: Electrical storm is a rare but potentially life-
threatening syndrome characterized by recurrent ventricular arrhythmias. Liver transplant …