Antiarrhythmic effects of renal sympathetic denervation in patients with refractory ventricular arrhythmias and structural heart disease

The demonstrated effectiveness of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) for primary and secondary preventions of sudden cardiac death has resulted in an increasing number of patients presenting with recurrent, appropriate ICD shocks for ventricular tachycardia (VT).1 In a selected group of patients with VT such as those included in the study by Bradfield et  al2 in this issue of HeartRhythm, autonomic modulation is considered as an adjunctive treatment option after failed catheter-based VT ablation and antiarrhythmic drug therapy.

Source: Heart Rhythm - October 4, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Arif Elvan Tags: Editorial Commentary Source Type: research