1992
Strategies in the Surgical Treatment of Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmias An 8-year Experience
GEHA A, ELEFTERIADES J, HSU J, BIBLO L, HOCH D, BATSFORD W, ROSENFELD L, CARLSON M, JOHNSON N, WALDO A. Strategies in the Surgical Treatment of Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmias An 8-year Experience. Annals Of Surgery 1992, 216: 309-317. PMID: 1417180, PMCID: PMC1242614, DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199209000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutomatic implantable cardioverter defibrillatorSubendocardial resectionVentricular tachycardiaSurgical treatmentLV aneurysmSudden deathThirty-day mortality rateSevere LV dysfunctionCongestive heart failureRecurrent ventricular tachycardiaSignificant myocardial ischemiaLong-term survivorsMalignant ventricular arrhythmiasMalignant ventricular tachyarrhythmiasCent of survivorsImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorLong-term survivalActuarial survivalAntiarrhythmic medicationsLate deathsComparable patientsLV dysfunctionConsecutive patientsHeart failureVentricular arrhythmias
1989
Predictors of rhythm disturbances and subsequent morbidity after the Fontan operation
Weber H, Hellenbrand W, Kleinman C, Perlmutter R, Rosenfeld L. Predictors of rhythm disturbances and subsequent morbidity after the Fontan operation. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1989, 64: 762-767. PMID: 2801527, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(89)90761-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate postoperative arrhythmiasPostoperative arrhythmiasLong-term survivorsLate arrhythmiasFontan operationNew York Heart Association functional class IGreater P-wave durationPredictors of arrhythmiasSupraventricular ectopic activityTachy-brady syndromeProportion of patientsFunctional class IP-wave durationSubsequent morbidityAtrial tachyarrhythmiasPreoperative electrocardiogramSinus rhythmSurgical dataRhythm disturbancesEctopic activityP wave deflectionLead V1PatientsArrhythmiasClass I