Christopher V Desimone1, J Martijn Bos2, Katy M Bos3, Jackson J Liang4, Nikhil A Patel5, David O Hodge6, Amit Noheria1, Samuel J Asirvatham1,2, Michael J Ackerman1,2. 1. Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. 2. Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota, USA. 3. Department of Nursing, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. 4. Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. 5. Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. 6. Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Videoscopic left cardiac sympathetic denervation (LCSD) is an adjunct therapy for reduction of arrhythmia-induced events in patients with long-QT syndrome (LQTS). LCSD reduces LQTS-triggered breakthrough cardiac events. The temporal effects of QTc changes post-LCSD have not been studied. METHODS: We utilized continuous QTc monitoring on 72 patients with LQTS. We evaluated acute and long-term QTc changes in comparison to 12-lead ECG-derived QTc values prior to surgery, 24 hours postsurgery, and at follow up ≥3 months. RESULTS: Seventy-two patients underwent LCSD at our institution (46% male, mean age at LCSD was 14 ± 10 years). The mean baseline, pre-LCSD QTc was 505 ± 56 ms, which had decreased significantly at ≥3 months post-LCSD to 491 ± 40 ms (P = 0.001). QTc monitoring revealed that the majority of the cohort (53/72; 74%) had a transient increase >30 ms in QTc from baseline, with an average maximum increase of 72 ± 30 ms. Resolution within 10 ms of baseline or less occurred in 57% (30/53) at 24 hours post-LCSD. CONCLUSIONS: Although LQTS patients may have a paradoxically increased QTc post-LCSD, the effects are transient in most patients. Importantly, no patients experienced any arrhythmias in the postoperative setting related to this transient rise in QTc.
BACKGROUND: Videoscopic left cardiac sympathetic denervation (LCSD) is an adjunct therapy for reduction of arrhythmia-induced events in patients with long-QT syndrome (LQTS). LCSD reduces LQTS-triggered breakthrough cardiac events. The temporal effects of QTc changes post-LCSD have not been studied. METHODS: We utilized continuous QTc monitoring on 72 patients with LQTS. We evaluated acute and long-term QTc changes in comparison to 12-lead ECG-derived QTc values prior to surgery, 24 hours postsurgery, and at follow up ≥3 months. RESULTS: Seventy-two patients underwent LCSD at our institution (46% male, mean age at LCSD was 14 ± 10 years). The mean baseline, pre-LCSD QTc was 505 ± 56 ms, which had decreased significantly at ≥3 months post-LCSD to 491 ± 40 ms (P = 0.001). QTc monitoring revealed that the majority of the cohort (53/72; 74%) had a transient increase >30 ms in QTc from baseline, with an average maximum increase of 72 ± 30 ms. Resolution within 10 ms of baseline or less occurred in 57% (30/53) at 24 hours post-LCSD. CONCLUSIONS: Although LQTS patients may have a paradoxically increased QTc post-LCSD, the effects are transient in most patients. Importantly, no patients experienced any arrhythmias in the postoperative setting related to this transient rise in QTc.
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