Association of temporary complete AV block and junctional ectopic tachycardia after surgery for congenital heart disease

Association of temporary complete AV block and junctional ectopic tachycardia after surgery for congenital heart disease

Aim: Junctional ectopic tachycardia (JET) is a postoperative complication with a mortality rate of up to 14% after surgery for congenital heart disease. This study evaluated the risk factors of JET and explored the association of postoperative temporary third degree atrioventricular (AV) block and t...

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Main Authors: Christian Paech, Ingo Dähnert, Martin Kostelka, Meinhardt Mende, Roman Gebauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
Subjects:
AV block
congenital heart disease
heart block
junctional ectopic tachycardia
Online Access:http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2015;volume=8;issue=1;spage=14;epage=19;aulast=Paech

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