Atrioventricular Junction Ablation and Pacemaker Therapy in Patients with Drug-Resistant Atrial Tachyarrhythmias after the Fontan Operation

• Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 24 - 29
• Main Authors: FRIEDMAN, RICHARD A., WILL, JOACHIM C., FENRICH, ARNOLD L., KERTESZ, NAOMI J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 350 Main Street , Malden , MA 02148-5018 , USA , and 9600 Garsington Road , Oxford OX4 2DQ , UK Blackwell Science Inc 01.01.2005
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Atrial Fibrillation - etiology; Atrial Fibrillation - therapy; atrial tachycardia; atrioventricular nodal ablation; Atrioventricular Node - surgery; Cardiac Pacing, Artificial - methods; Catheter Ablation - methods; Combined Modality Therapy - methods; Drug Resistance; Female; Fontan operation; Fontan Procedure - adverse effects; Humans; Male; Pacemaker, Artificial; Postoperative Care - methods; Retrospective Studies; Tachycardia - etiology; Tachycardia - therapy; Treatment Outcome

Introduction: Drug‐resistant intraatrial reentrant tachycardia (IART) occurs frequently after the Fontan operation and is a major cause of morbidity and rarely mortality. We describe our experience with AV junction ablation after pacemaker implantation in postoperative Fontan patients with drug‐resi...