"Sympathectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The removal or interruption of some part of the sympathetic nervous system for therapeutic or research purposes.
| Descriptor ID |
D013562
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.525.210.105.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Sympathectomy- Sympathectomy
- Sympathectomies
- Sympathetic Denervation
- Denervation, Sympathetic
- Denervations, Sympathetic
- Sympathetic Denervations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sympathectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Renal Denervation in the Management of Resistant Hypertension: A Comprehensive Review of Literature. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2024 Feb; 49(2):102137.
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Role of autonomic nervous system in atrial fibrillation. Int J Cardiol. 2019 07 15; 287:181-188.
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Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation for Refractory Ventricular Arrhythmias. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Jun 27; 69(25):3070-3080.
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Proceedings from the Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation Research Consensus Panel on Renal Sympathetic Denervation. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2014 Apr; 25(4):497-509.
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Infant ventricular fibrillation after ST-segment changes and QRS widening: a new cause of sudden infant death? Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2013 Aug; 6(4):712-8.
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Cost-effectiveness and clinical effectiveness of catheter-based renal denervation for resistant hypertension. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 Oct 02; 60(14):1271-7.
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Percutaneous stellate ganglia block for acute control of refractory ventricular tachycardia. Heart Rhythm. 2012 Dec; 9(12):2063-7.
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Left thorascopic sympathectomy for refractory long QT syndrome in children. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Nov; 8(5):455-9.
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Primary palmoplantar hyperhidrosis and thoracoscopic sympathectomy: a new objective assessment method. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Jan; 87(1):267-74; discussion 274-5.
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Re: video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy-splanchnicectomy. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2002 Mar; 23(3):177; author reply 178.