CT-guided Left Stellate Ganglion Cryoneurolysis for Refractory Ventricular Arrhythmias

• Published in: Radiology Vol. 313; no. 3; p. e240587
• Main Authors: Li, Ningcheng, Kim, Junman, Patel, Anshul M, Markham, David W, Tompkins, Christine M, Rahban, Youssef, Stokken, Glenn, Gottbrecht, Matthew, Prologo, Frank J, Resnick, Neil J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2024
• Subjects: Aged; Cryosurgery - methods; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Radiography, Interventional - methods; Retrospective Studies; Stellate Ganglion - diagnostic imaging; Stellate Ganglion - surgery; Tachycardia, Ventricular - diagnostic imaging; Tachycardia, Ventricular - surgery; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods; Treatment Outcome; Ventricular Fibrillation - diagnostic imaging; Ventricular Fibrillation - surgery

Background Ventricular arrhythmias (VAs), including ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation, present substantial therapeutic challenges due to their high morbidity, mortality, and increasing prevalence. Current treatments often prove infeasible or inadequate in patients with refractory...