Long-term outcome in patients with pacemakers following the Fontan operation.
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.
Fishberger
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Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Wernovsky
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G
Gentles
T L
TL
Gamble
W J
WJ
Gauvreau
K
K
Burnett
J
J
Mayer
J E
JE
Walsh
E P
EP
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