title: Long-term outcome in patients with pacemakers following the Fontan operation.
abstract: Patients with pacemakers after Fontan surgery compared favorably with nonpaced patients with respect to survival. In patients with atrioventricular block, dual chamber pacing was superior to VVI pacing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Fishberger
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wernovsky
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Gentles
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Gamble
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gauvreau
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Burnett
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Walsh
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018729:Fontan Procedure; D006327:Heart Block / Q000628:therapy; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome