Targeted ablation of cardiac sympathetic neurons: A promising approach to prevent sudden cardiac death

Int J Cardiol. 2016 Jan 1:202:425-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.09.049. Epub 2015 Sep 21.

Authors

Wenfang Xia¹, Yu Liu²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Critical Care Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China.
² Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China. Electronic address: liuyuwuda@163.com.

PMID: 26433164
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.09.049

No abstract available

Keywords: Ablation; Autonomic nervous system; Stellate ganglion; Sudden cardiac death.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / adverse effects
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / therapeutic use
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / drug therapy
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / physiopathology
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / prevention & control
Autonomic Nervous System / anatomy & histology
Autonomic Nervous System / surgery*
Catheter Ablation / adverse effects
Catheter Ablation / methods*
Cholera Toxin / administration & dosage
Death, Sudden, Cardiac / pathology
Death, Sudden, Cardiac / prevention & control*
Heart / innervation*
Heart / physiopathology
Humans
Immunotoxins / administration & dosage
Incidence
Neurons / drug effects
Neurons / pathology*
Ribosome Inactivating Proteins, Type 1 / administration & dosage
Saporins
Stellate Ganglion / drug effects
Stellate Ganglion / pathology
Sympathectomy / adverse effects
Sympathectomy / methods*
Thoracic Surgical Procedures / adverse effects
Thoracic Surgical Procedures / methods

Substances

Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Immunotoxins
Ribosome Inactivating Proteins, Type 1
Cholera Toxin
Saporins