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Surgical Treatment of Arrhythmias Associated with Congenital Heart Disease  

Hwang, Ui-Dong (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovacular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Im, Yu-Mi (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovacular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Park, Jeong-Jin (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovacular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Seo, Dong-Man (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovacular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Lee, Jae-Won (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovacular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Yun, Tae-Jin (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovacular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
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Journal of Chest Surgery / v.40, no.12, 2007 , pp. 811-816 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: We analyzed our experience of arrhythmia surgery in patients with congenital heart disease. Material and Method: A retrospective review was performed on 43 consecutive patients with congenital heart disease, who underwent arrhythmia surgery between June 1998 and June 2006. Result: The median age at surgery was 52 years ($4{\sim}75$ years). The most frequent cardiac anomaly was an atrial septal defect (23/43, 53.5%). The types of arrhythmias were atrial flutter-fibrillation, intermittent non-sustainable ventricular tachycardia and others in 37, 2 and 4, respectively. Arrhythmia surgery consisted of a bi-atrial maze operation in 18 patients (modified cox maze III procedure in 5 patients, and a right side maze plus pulmonary vein cryo-isolation in 13), right side maze operation in 18 patients, cavo-tricuspid isthmus cryoablation for benign atrial flutter in 4 patients, right ventricular endocardial cryoablation in 2 patients and extranodal cryoablation for atrioventricular node re-entry tachycardia in 1 patient. The median follow-up was 23.8 months ($1{\sim}95.2$ months). There was no early mortality, and one late non-cardiac related death. The overall rates of restored sinus rhythm before discharge and $3{\sim}6$ months after surgery were 79% and 81%, respectively (bi-atrial maze group: 72% and 83%, right-side maze group: 77%, 77%). Conclusion: Arrhythmias associated with congenital heart disease can be safely treated surgically with an excellent intermediate-term outcome.
Keywords
Arrhythmia surgery; Congenital heart disease; Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Maze procedure;
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