The Treatment of Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia with Bilateral Cervico-Thoracic
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Two patients had bilateral cervico-thoracic sympatho-ganglionectomy for treatment of disabling symptoms due to refractory ventricular tachycardia. In both patients treatment with antiarrhythmic drugs singly, in combination, or together with pacemaker overdrive had been ineffective in controlling this arrhythmia. Both patients had normal coronary arteriograms. Bilateral thoracic svmpathectomv appears to facilitate medical management of ventricular tachycardia in selectecl patients wx ho are refractorv to the usual medical treatment.
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