Why the study?
Does the surface electrocardiogram accurately predict postoperative trifascicular damage in patients following tetralogy of Fallot and ventricular septal defect repair?
Population
50 patients an average of 3.8 years following tetralogy of Fallot and ventricular septal defect repair…
Comparison
Surface electrocardiogram and His bundle… vs Age-matched normal patients and patients with…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
average 3.8 years following repair
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ECG may miss trifascicular damage after TOF/VSD repair; leaves open whether routine invasive studies improve late block risk stratification.
Does the surface electrocardiogram accurately predict postoperative trifascicular damage in patients following tetralogy of Fallot and ventricular septal defect repair?
Surface electrocardiograms are insufficient to predict postoperative trifascicular damage following TF and VSD repair, highlighting the need for invasive conduction studies to identify patients at risk for late-onset complete heart block.
Yabek et al. (1977) studied this question.
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