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Rescue renal sympathetic denervation in a patient with ventricular electrical storm refractory to endo- and epicardial catheter ablation

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Prof. Blessing and Dr. Vogel report receiving honoraria for lectures and advisory board membership from Medtronic and Covidien as well as a research grant from Medtronic and an educational grant from Covidien.

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    Eberhard P. Scholz, Philip Raake, Dierk Thomas, Britta Vogel, Hugo A. Katus & Erwin Blessing

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Scholz, E.P., Raake, P., Thomas, D. et al. Rescue renal sympathetic denervation in a patient with ventricular electrical storm refractory to endo- and epicardial catheter ablation. Clin Res Cardiol 104, 79–84 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-014-0749-4

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