Mechanical circulatory support to control medically intractable arrhythmias in pediatric patients after cardiac surgery.
Postoperative intractable arrhythmia can result in high morbidity and mortality. This report describes our experiences using mechanical circulatory support (MCS) to control medically intractable arrhythmias in three pediatric patients with congenital heart disease (CHD), after palliative or total corrective open-heart surgery.
Jhang
Won Kyoung
WK
Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea.
Lee
Seung-Cheol
SC
Seo
Dong Man
DM
Park
Jeong-Jun
JJ