March 15, 2003EP EuropaceOpen Access

Supraventricular arrhythmia before and after surgical closure of atrial septal defects: spectrum, prognosis and management

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Population

136 consecutive patients who underwent atrial septal defect repair between January 1990 and January 1999. 13…

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

mean 78.8+/-30.1 months

Authors

RMRoberto MantovanAULSS 2 Marca Trevigiana

Discussion

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Implication

Preoperative supraventricular arrhythmia was associated with postoperative events after adult ASD repair; hypothesis-generating for risk stratification, does not yet support practice change.

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Population

136 consecutive patients (79 female, 57 male, mean age 36.8+/-17.8 years) who underwent atrial septal defect repair between January 1990 and January 1999. 13 patients (9.5%) had coexisting valve disease requiring surgical intervention.

Intervention

Surgical closure of atrial septal defects

Outcome

Incidence and spectrum of supraventricular arrhythmias before and after surgery

Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia before and after ASD repair in adults, and its occurrence is strongly correlated with age and coexisting heart disease.

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Roberto Mantovan (2003) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a716eb9f44fa9f079df3bb5 https://doi.org/10.1053/eupc.2002.0294

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Implication

Preoperative supraventricular arrhythmia was associated with postoperative events after adult ASD repair; hypothesis-generating for risk stratification, does not yet support practice change.