Sympathetic Blockade for the Management of Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia: A Case Report.


Journal

A&A practice
ISSN: 2575-3126
Titre abrégé: A A Pract
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101714112

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
21 Apr 2021
Historique:
entrez: 21 4 2021
pubmed: 22 4 2021
medline: 29 7 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

A 64-year-old man with a history of nonischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) presented with electrical storm (ES). Episodes of ventricular tachycardia (VT) persisted despite endocardial catheter ablations and exhaustive pharmacotherapy. We used alternating regional anesthesia techniques, left stellate ganglion block, and proximal intercostal block to reduce sympathetic input to the heart, resulting in a significant decrease in VT burden. By using alternating catheter locations, we were able to maintain continuous sympathetic blockade for 31 days and bridge the patient to a successful orthotopic heart transplant.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33882033
doi: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001456
pii: 02054229-202104000-00018
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

e01456

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2021 International Anesthesia Research Society.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Auteurs

Kavin Bains (K)

From the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine.

David Janfaza (D)

From the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine.

Devon Flaherty (D)

From the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine.

Jose Zeballos (J)

From the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine.

Ahmad Halawa (A)

Department of Cardiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Usha Tedrow (U)

Department of Cardiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Kamen Vlassakov (K)

From the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine.

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