Development and impact of arrhythmias after the Norwood procedure: A report from the Pediatric Heart Network.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The study objective was to determine the predictors of new-onset arrhythmia among infants with single-ventricle anomalies during the post-Norwood hospitalization and the association of those arrhythmias with postoperative outcomes (ventilator time and length of stay) and interstage mortality.

Methods

After excluding patients with preoperative arrhythmias, we used data from the Pediatric Heart Network Single Ventricle Reconstruction Trial to identify risk factors for tachyarrhythmias (atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, supraventricular tachycardia, junctional ectopic tachycardia, and ventricular tachycardia) and atrioventricular block (second or third degree) among 544 eligible patients. We then determined the association of arrhythmia with outcomes during the po

SUBMITTER: Oster ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5328584 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature