ArticlePediatric cardiology2012
Junctional ectopic tachycardia after infant heart surgery: incidence and outcomes.
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- Prophylactic Dexmedetomidine Reduces Junctional Ectopic Tachycardia and Facilitates Postoperative Recovery in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Trials.Paediatric anaesthesia · 2026Pooled it
- Magnesium supplementation reduces postoperative arrhythmias after cardiopulmonary bypass in pediatrics: a metaanalysis of randomized controlled trials.Pediatric cardiology · 2013Pooled it
- Effect of dexmeditomidine on postoperative junctional ectopic tachycardia after complete surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot: A prospective randomized controlled study.Annals of cardiac anaesthesiaTrial
- The efficacy of pre-emptive dexmedetomidine versus amiodarone in preventing postoperative junctional ectopic tachycardia in pediatric cardiac surgery.Annals of cardiac anaesthesiaTrial
- Ivabradine in the treatment of congenital junctional ectopic tachycardia: A systematic review.World journal of cardiology · 2025Article
- Use of ivabradine in children with junctional ectopic tachycardia after pediatric cardiac surgery; two-centre experience.Journal of arrhythmia · 2024Article
- Cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation in pediatric patients with cardiac disease: a narrative review.European journal of pediatrics · 2023Review
- Junctional ectopic tachycardia in infants and children.Journal of arrhythmia · 2020Review
- Efficacy of different analgesic or sedative drug therapies in pediatric patients with congenital heart disease undergoing surgery: a network meta-analysis.World journal of pediatrics : WJP · 2019Article
- Incidence and effect of early postoperative ventricular arrhythmias after congenital heart surgery.Heart rhythm · 2019Observational
- Neonatal Cardiac ECMO in 2019 and Beyond.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2019Review
- Analysis of clinical and candidate genetic risk factors for postoperative atrial tachycardia after congenital heart surgery in infants.American heart journal · 2018Article
- Magnesium Lowers the Incidence of Postoperative Junctional Ectopic Tachycardia in Congenital Heart Surgical Patients: Is There a Relationship to Surgical Procedure Complexity?Pediatric cardiology · 2015Article
- Safety and efficacy of the off-label use of milrinone in pediatric patients with heart diseases.Korean circulation journal · 2014Article
- Anticipation and management of junctional ectopic tachycardia in postoperative cardiac surgery: Single center experience with high incidence.Annals of pediatric cardiology · 2014Article
- Diagnosis and management of junctional ectopic tachycardia in children.Annals of pediatric cardiologyReview
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Abstract
Junctional ectopic tachycardia (JET) is an arrhythmia observed almost exclusively after open heart surgery in children. Current literature on JET has not focused on patients at the highest risk of both developing and being negatively impacted by JET. The purpose of this study was to determine the overall incidence of JET in an infant patient cohort undergoing open cardiac surgery, to identify patient- and procedure-related factors associated with developing JET, and to assess the clinical impact of JET on patient outcomes. We performed a nested case-control study from the complete cohort of patients at our institution younger than 1 year of age who underwent open heart surgery between 2005 and 2010. JET patients were compared with an age matched control group undergoing open heart surgery without JET regarding potential risk factors and outcomes. The overall incidence of JET in infants after open cardiac surgery was 14.3 %. From multivariate analyses, complete repair of tetralogy of Fallot [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 2.0, 95 % CI 1.12-3.57] and longer aortic cross clamp times (AOR 1.02, 95 % CI 1.01-1.03) increased the risk of developing JET. Patients with JET had longer length of intubation, intensive care unit stays, and total length of hospitalization, and were more likely to require extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support (13 vs. 4.3 %). JET is a common postoperative arrhythmia in infants after open heart operations. Both anatomic substrate and surgical procedure contribute to the overall risk of developing JET. Developing JET is associated with worse clinical outcomes.
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