Cardiac sympathetic denervation in patients with refractory ventricular arrhythmias or electrical storm: intermediate and long-term follow-up

M Vaseghi, J Gima, C Kanaan, OA Ajijola… - Heart rhythm, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Left and bilateral cardiac sympathetic denervation (CSD) have been shown to
reduce burden of ventricular arrhythmias acutely in a small number of patients with …

Neuraxial modulation for refractory ventricular arrhythmias: value of thoracic epidural anesthesia and surgical left cardiac sympathetic denervation

T Bourke, M Vaseghi, Y Michowitz, V Sankhla, M Shah… - Circulation, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Reducing sympathetic output to the heart from the neuraxis can protect
against ventricular arrhythmias. The purpose of this study was to assess the value of thoracic …

The prefixed and postfixed brachial plexus: a review with surgical implications

M Pellerin, Z Kimball, RS Tubbs, S Nguyen… - Surgical and radiologic …, 2010 - Springer
The definition of a pre and postfixed brachial plexus is varied in the literature, which results
in inconsistent conclusions for various studies. As anatomical variation is important both …

Long-term results of endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy for upper limb hyperhidrosis

D Gossot, D Galetta, A Pascal, D Debrosse… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2003 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Immediate results of endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) for
hyperhidrosis are good. Adverse effects are well known but are supposed to decrease with …

The correlation between the method of sympathetic ablation for palmar hyperhidrosis and the occurrence of compensatory hyperhidrosis: a review

D Kopelman, M Hashmonai - World journal of surgery, 2008 - Springer
Background Upper dorsal sympathectomy achieves excellent long-term results in the
treatment of primary palmar hyperhidrosis. Compensatory hyperhidrosis (CHH) remains an …

[HTML][HTML] Palmar hyperhidrosis—which is the best level of denervation using video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy: T2 or T3 ganglion?

G Yazbek, N Wolosker, JRM de Campos… - Journal of vascular …, 2005 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: This study compares early results of video-assisted thoracoscopic
sympathectomy (VTS) at the thoracic T2 versus T3 ganglion denervation levels for the …

Cardiac sympathectomy for refractory ventricular tachycardia in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

FR Assis, A Krishnan, X Zhou, CA James, B Murray… - Heart rhythm, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The sympathetic nervous system plays an important role in arrhythmogenesis in
arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC). Sudden cardiac death commonly …

[HTML][HTML] Near-infrared intraoperative imaging of thoracic sympathetic nerves: from preclinical study to clinical trial

K He, J Zhou, F Yang, C Chi, H Li, Y Mao, B Hui… - Theranostics, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The sympathetic nervous system controls and regulates the activities of the heart and other
organs. Sympathetic nervous system dysfunction leads to disease. Therefore, intraoperative …

[HTML][HTML] Twenty months of evolution following sympathectomy on patients with palmar hyperhidrosis: sympathectomy at the T3 level is better than at the T2 level

G Yazbek, N Wolosker, P Kauffman, JRM de Campos… - Clinics, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE To compare two surgical techniques (denervation levels) for sympathectomy
using video-assisted thoracoscopy to treat palmar hyperhidrosis in the long-term. METHODS …

Long-term outcomes of bilateral cardiac sympathetic denervation for refractory ventricular tachycardia

FR Assis, A Sharma, R Shah, T Akhtar, S Adari… - Clinical …, 2021 - jacc.org
Objectives This study sought to explore the long-term arrhythmic outcomes of bilateral
cardiac sympathetic denervation (BCSD). Background BCSD has been associated with …