Why the study?
What are the risk factors for postoperative junctional ectopic tachycardia in patients undergoing open heart surgery for congenital heart disease?
Population
750 open heart surgeries for congenital heart disease in patients aged 1 day to 36.6 years.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Postoperative period
Authors
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May guide perioperative risk mitigation in congenital heart surgery; leaves open whether modifying surgical duration or milrinone alters JET incidence.
What are the risk factors for postoperative junctional ectopic tachycardia in patients undergoing open heart surgery for congenital heart disease?
Prolonged surgical times and postoperative inotrope use, rather than mechanical injury to the AV node, are the primary risk factors for postoperative junctional ectopic tachycardia in congenital heart surgery.
Moak et al. (2013) studied this question.
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