Long QT Syndrome surgery

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farima Kahe M.D. [3]

Overview

Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either Strong family history of sudden cardiac death OR high-risk patients with Jervell and Lang-Nielsen syndrome.

Indications

• Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator is not the first-line treatment option for patients with long QT syndrome. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either:
  • Strong family history of sudden cardiac death
  • High-risk patients with Jervell and Lang-Nielsen (JLN) syndrome

• Left cervicothoracic stellectomy is another antiadrenergic therapeutic measure used in high-risk patients with long QT syndrome (LQTS), especially in those with recurrent cardiac events despite beta-blocker therapy.