Surgical treatment of arrhythmias related to congenital heart diseases
| Autor: | Sandra Giusti, Adele Borghi, Vittorio Vanini, Fiore S. Iorio, Giancarlo Crupi, Gabriele Vignati |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Heart Defects Congenital Male Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Heart disease Radiofrequency ablation medicine.medical_treatment Cryotherapy law.invention law Tachycardia Supraventricular Humans Medicine cardiovascular diseases Cardiac Surgical Procedures Atrium (heart) Child Supraventricular arrhythmia business.industry Cryoablation Middle Aged Ablation medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Child Preschool cardiovascular system Female Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Complication business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 75:1194-1199 |
| ISSN: | 0003-4975 |
| Popis: | Background Supraventricular arrhythmias complicate operated and unoperated congenital heart disease, especially when atrial dilatation coexists. Methods We evaluated the results of intraoperative ablation in a group of 23 patients with chronic supraventricular tachyarrhythmias (mostly intraatrial reentry) that were unresponsive to conventional medical therapy. All procedures were performed consecutively between September 1999 and November 2001. Ablation was done during redo operations (Fontan conversion to total cavopulmonary connection in 16 patients) in 18 patients and during primary surgical correction in 5 patients. The mean age at operation was 25 ± 12 years (2 to 50 years). Cryoablation was done in 10 patients and radiofrequency ablation in 13 patients. Nineteen patients had ablation in one atrium and 4 had ablation in both atria. A generous atrial reduction was always performed at the end of the operation. Results The operative mortality rate was 13% (3 patients) from causes unrelated to ablation. In 20 survivors, the ablation was effective immediately. Eight patients required a permanent pacemaker. During a mean follow-up of 22 ± 4 months, atrial arrhythmias recurred in 25% (5 patients) and were controlled with medical therapy, whereas 1 patient required pacemaker implantation. Conclusions Intraoperative treatment of unresponsive atrial tachyarrhythmias associated with operated or unoperated congenital heart disease is feasible and the midterm results are encouraging. |
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