Observational studyHeart rhythm2019
Incidence and effect of early postoperative ventricular arrhythmias after congenital heart surgery.
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- A scoping review of the evidence supporting antiarrhythmic use after paediatric cardiac surgery.Cardiology in the young · 2026Review
- Postoperative arrhythmias and long-term cardiac function in pediatric congenital heart disease after cardiopulmonary bypass: a single-center retrospective cohort study.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- Early Currents: Developmental Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia in Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2025Review
- Early Mortality in Cardiac Surgery - Is Lactate Significant?Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery · 2024Article
- Postoperative Cardiac Arrhythmias in Pediatric and Neonatal Patients with Congenital Heart Disease-A Narrative Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Discovery ofBiology · 2023Article
- Electrical storm after correction of an uncomplicated congenital atrial septal defect in an adult: a case report.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2021Article
- A novel TBX5 mutation predisposes to familial cardiac septal defects and atrial fibrillation as well as bicuspid aortic valve.Genetics and molecular biology · 2020Article
- Refractory ventricular tachycardia requiring radiofrequency ablation following surgical closure of ventricular septal defect: A rare occurrence.Annals of pediatric cardiologyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundPostoperative arrhythmias after pediatric congenital heart disease (CHD) surgery are a known cause of morbidity and are associated with mortality. A comprehensive evaluation of early postoperative ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) after CHD surgery has not been reported.
objectivesWe sought to determine the incidence of in-hospital VAs after CHD surgery and assess the clinical relevance of this arrhythmia during the postoperative hospital course.
methodsPatients undergoing CHD surgery at our center from September 2007 through December 2016 were prospectively enrolled. Univariate and multivariate analysis was used to assess the association between postoperative VAs and in-hospital mortality, adjusting for postoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and stage 1 single ventricle palliation operations.
resultsA total of 2503 postoperative courses in 1835 patients were included. In all, 464 (18.5%) had VAs, of whom 135 (29.1%) received treatment. Monomorphic ventricular tachycardia was the most frequently treated ventricular arrhythmia (TVA; n=91 [62.3%]). TVAs were associated with increased postoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (13.3% vs 5.5%; P < .001) and in-hospital mortality (14.9% vs 4.0%; P < .001). In multivariate analysis, TVA was an independent risk factor for in-hospital mortality (adjusted odds ratio 2.44; 95% confidence interval 1.21-4.92).
conclusionEarly postoperative VAs after CHD surgery are more common than previously reported. Postoperative VAs are associated with increased in-hospital mortality, and the subgroup of TVAs is an independent risk factor for in-hospital mortality.
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