Cited by 73Congenital Heart Disease StudiesCardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes

Arrhythmia surgery in patients with and without congenital heart disease

Mavroudis, Constantine, Deal, Barbara J., Backer, Carl L., Tsao, Sabrina·2008·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Abstract

Background Arrhythmia surgery has favorably impacted the clinical course of debilitating atrial and ventricular arrhythmias in patients with and without congenital heart disease. This study reviews arrhythmia mechanisms and documents long-term outcome of patients undergoing arrhythmia operations alone or associated with congenital heart repairs. The analysis excludes Fontan conversion patients.Methods Between 1987 and 2007, arrhythmia operations were done in 11 patients without associated congenital heart disease and in 89 along with congenital heart repairs. Mean age was 15.9 +/- 12.5 years (range, 7 days-48 years); 7 were infants (mean age, 23 +/- 16 days). Resternotomy was performed in 65 (65%). Two functional ventricles were present in 67 patients; 33 had 1 functional ventricle. Arrhythmias included macro-reentrant atrial tachycardia in 45, atrial fibrillation in 11, accessory connections in 19, atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia in 6, focal atrial tachycardia in 6, and ventricular tachycardia in 13.Results Operative mortality was 3 (3.0%) due to advanced associated congenital heart disease. There were 4 late deaths (4.0%) and 2 late cardiac transplants (2.0%). Freedom from arrhythmia recurrence at 1 and 10 years was 94% and 85% for atrial arrhythmias, and 85% and 68% for ventricular arrhythmias, respectively.Conclusions Successful surgical therapy for atrial arrhythmias can be performed safely with a high freedom from recurrence rate in patients with and without associated congenital heart disease. Surgical ablation for ventricular arrhythmias is less predictive. Complexity of the underlying congenital heart disease and hemodynamic status may contribute to potential arrhythmia recurrence or new onset arrhythmia manifestation.

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Crossref · 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.04.087

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Authors
Mavroudis, C., Deal, B. J., Backer, C. L., & Tsao, S.
Affiliations
  • Lurie Children's Hospital (US)
  • Northwestern University (US)
Corresponding author
Mavroudis, Constantine
Venue
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-09
Volume
86
Issue
3
Pages
857-868
ISSN
0003-4975 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1986141421
Cited by
73
References
20
Citations by year
2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 4 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 10 · 2012: 5
FWCI
2.22
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Congenital Heart Disease Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
Keywords
arrhythmia surgery, congenital heart disease, atrial arrhythmias, ventricular arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, accessory pathway, atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia, resternotomy, arrhythmia recurrence, long-term outcomes, postoperative mortality, heart transplantation
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Arrhythmias, Cardiac, Atrial Fibrillation, Child, Child, Preschool, Heart Defects, Congenital, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Middle Aged, Recurrence, Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry, Tachycardia, Ectopic Atrial, Heart Transplantation, Treatment Outcome, Tachycardia, Ventricular

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