Cardiac sympathetic denervation and mental health

CONCLUSION: The BCSD procedure is associated with reduced anxiety shortly after successful treatment for refractory ventricular arrhythmias in a small sample. Longitudinal surveillance of mental health symptoms after BCSD may be warranted to monitor the impact of this procedure on mental health.PMID:33631539 | DOI:10.1016/j.autneu.2021.102787

Source: Autonomic Neuroscience - February 25, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Sahib S Khalsa Ashley N Clausen Leila Shahabi Julie Sorg Sarah E Gonzalez Bruce Naliboff Kalyanam Shivkumar Olujimi A Ajijola Source Type: research