Incidence and effect of early postoperative ventricular arrhythmias after congenital heart surgery.

Fuchs SR, Smith AH, Van Driest SL, Crum KF, Edwards TL, Kannankeril PJ. Incidence and effect of early postoperative ventricular arrhythmias after congenital heart surgery. Heart rhythm. 2019 May;16(16). 710-716. PMID: 30528449 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC6491269 NIHMSID: NIHMS1018859.

Abstract

Postoperative 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.