Study Status: Withdrawn
Recruit Status: Withdrawn
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Does Left Cardiac Sympathectomy Stellate Ganglionectomy Confer an Added Benefit Over Optimal Medical Therapy in the Reduction of Therapy Delivered From an Implanted Cardioverter Defibrillator in Patie
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine whether the incidence of recurrent life threatening ventricular arrhythmias in patients with an implanted cardiac defibrillator (ICD) can be reduced if a surgical left stellate ganglionectomy is performed.