TY - JOUR
T1 - Supraventricular tachyarrhythmias in Ebstein anomaly
T2 - Management and outcome
AU - Khositseth, Anant
AU - Danielson, Gordon K.
AU - Dearani, Joseph A.
AU - Munger, Thomas M.
AU - Porter, Coburn J.
PY - 2004/12
Y1 - 2004/12
N2 - Objective This study was undertaken to review the role of electrophysiology testing and to determine the early and late results of medical and surgical management of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias in Ebstein anomaly. Methods We reviewed 130 patients between 1990 and 2001 with Ebstein anomaly and history of tachyarrhythmia with a median age of 25 years (mean age 27.5 years); 106 underwent electrophysiologic testing and 24 had documented atrial flutter or fibrillation. We excluded 21 patients: negative results of testing (n = 18), ventricular tachycardia (n = 2), and junctional tachycardia (n = 1). The remaining 109 patients had more than one mechanism: accessory pathway-mediated tachycardia (n = 49), atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (n = 10), and atrial flutter/fibrillation (n = 70). Results Eighty-three patients underwent at least one arrhythmia procedure combined with surgery for Ebstein anomaly. Early mortality was 4.8%. Forty-one patients underwent surgical ablation of an accessory pathway without recurrent accessory pathway-mediated tachycardia at a mean follow-up of 48 months. Seven patients underwent surgical perinodal cryoablation for atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia without recurrence at a mean follow-up of 57 months. Forty-eight patients underwent surgical intervention for atrial flutter or fibrillation (right-sided maze procedure, n = 38, and cryoablation of the atrial isthmus, n = 10). Freedom from recurrent atrial flutter or fibrillation was 75% at a mean follow-up of 34 months. Conclusion Concomitant arrhythmia procedures can be performed without increase in early mortality and should be added to Ebstein repairs for all patients who have supraventricular tachyarrhythmias. Surgical procedures for accessory pathway-mediated tachycardia and atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia give excellent (100%) freedom from recurrence of those arrhythmias. Surgical intervention for atrial flutter/fibrillation yields freedom from late recurrence in 75% of cases.
AB - Objective This study was undertaken to review the role of electrophysiology testing and to determine the early and late results of medical and surgical management of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias in Ebstein anomaly. Methods We reviewed 130 patients between 1990 and 2001 with Ebstein anomaly and history of tachyarrhythmia with a median age of 25 years (mean age 27.5 years); 106 underwent electrophysiologic testing and 24 had documented atrial flutter or fibrillation. We excluded 21 patients: negative results of testing (n = 18), ventricular tachycardia (n = 2), and junctional tachycardia (n = 1). The remaining 109 patients had more than one mechanism: accessory pathway-mediated tachycardia (n = 49), atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (n = 10), and atrial flutter/fibrillation (n = 70). Results Eighty-three patients underwent at least one arrhythmia procedure combined with surgery for Ebstein anomaly. Early mortality was 4.8%. Forty-one patients underwent surgical ablation of an accessory pathway without recurrent accessory pathway-mediated tachycardia at a mean follow-up of 48 months. Seven patients underwent surgical perinodal cryoablation for atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia without recurrence at a mean follow-up of 57 months. Forty-eight patients underwent surgical intervention for atrial flutter or fibrillation (right-sided maze procedure, n = 38, and cryoablation of the atrial isthmus, n = 10). Freedom from recurrent atrial flutter or fibrillation was 75% at a mean follow-up of 34 months. Conclusion Concomitant arrhythmia procedures can be performed without increase in early mortality and should be added to Ebstein repairs for all patients who have supraventricular tachyarrhythmias. Surgical procedures for accessory pathway-mediated tachycardia and atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia give excellent (100%) freedom from recurrence of those arrhythmias. Surgical intervention for atrial flutter/fibrillation yields freedom from late recurrence in 75% of cases.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.02.012
DO - 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.02.012
M3 - Article
C2 - 15573066
AN - SCOPUS:9644280862
SN - 0022-5223
VL - 128
SP - 826
EP - 833
JO - Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
JF - Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
IS - 6
ER -