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Does mechanical circulatory support control medically intractable arrhythmias in pediatric patients after cardiac surgery?
Does mechanical circulatory support control medically intractable arrhythmias in pediatric patients after cardiac surgery?
Mechanical circulatory support can be an effective rescue therapy for medically intractable postoperative arrhythmias in pediatric patients with congenital heart disease, though early initiation is crucial to prevent neurologic injury from prolonged CPR.
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May support mechanical circulatory support as rescue for refractory pediatric postoperative arrhythmias; hypothesis-generating, requiring prospective trials before any practice change.
Postoperative intractable arrhythmia can result in high morbidity and mortality. This report describes our experiences using mechanical circulatory support (MCS) to control medically intractable arrhythmias in three pediatric patients with congenital heart disease (CHD), after palliative or total corrective open-heart surgery.
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