Long-term outcome in patients with pacemakers following the Fontan operation.

Fishberger, S B; Wernovsky, G; Gentles, T L; Gamble, W J; Gauvreau, K; Burnett, J; Mayer, J E; Walsh, E P

Fishberger, S B; Wernovsky, G; Gentles, T L; Gamble, W J; Gauvreau, K; Burnett, J; Mayer, J E; Walsh, E P.

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Fishberger SB; Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.

Am J Cardiol ; 77(10): 887-9, 1996 Apr 15.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8623749

ABSTRACT

Patients with pacemakers after Fontan surgery compared favorably with nonpaced patients with respect to survival. In patients with atrioventricular block, dual chamber pacing was superior to VVI pacing.

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Arrhythmias, Cardiac/therapy; Fontan Procedure; Heart Defects, Congenital/surgery; Pacemaker, Artificial; Arrhythmias, Cardiac/complications; Arrhythmias, Cardiac/mortality; Child; Child, Preschool; Follow-Up Studies; Heart Block/therapy; Heart Defects, Congenital/complications; Heart Defects, Congenital/mortality; Humans; Retrospective Studies; Survival Analysis; Treatment Outcome

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pacemaker, Artificial / Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Fontan Procedure / Heart Defects, Congenital Type of study: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Child / Child, preschool / Humans Language: En Journal: Am J Cardiol Year: 1996 Document type: Article

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