Law IH, Fischbach PS, Goldberg C, Mosca RS, Bove EL, Lloyd TR, Rocchini AP, Dick M. Inducibility of intra-atrial reentrant tachycardia after the first two stages of the Fontan sequence.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001;
37:231-7. [PMID:
11153744 DOI:
10.1016/s0735-1097(00)01090-1]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES
We sought to examine the incidence and possible factors for inducible intra-atrial reentrant tachycardia (IART) in a group of patients after two stages of the Fontan sequence but before the operation.
BACKGROUND
Intra-atrial reentrant tachycardia occurs in 10% to 40% of patients after the Fontan operation. No data are available regarding the potential for IART after the first two stages of the Fontan sequence but before the operation.
METHODS
The IART induction protocol included programmed extrastimulation and rapid atrial pacing, with and without isoproterenol.
RESULTS
The median age of the study group (n = 44, 27 males) was 1.7 years (range 1.2 to 5.2). Forty patients were in sinus rhythm. Twelve patients (27%) had inducible, sustained (>1 min) IART. Three patients (8%) had inducible, nonsustained IART. Bivariate analysis revealed that patients with sustained IART were significantly older at their second operation (median 0.54 vs. 0.40 years, p = 0.05). Multivariate logistic modeling revealed that older age (> or =0.55 years) at the second palliative operation (p = 0.04), older age (> or =1.95 years) at evaluation before the Fontan sequence (p = 0.04) and female gender (p = 0.03) were independently associated with sustained IART. A trend toward a greater frequency of sustained IART was seen in those patients with moderate or severe atrioventricular valve regurgitation (p = 0.07) and in those with resection of the atrial septum (p = 0.06).
CONCLUSIONS
The rate of inducible, sustained IART in a group of patients before the Fontan operation is 27% and is associated with older age at the time of second-stage palliation, older age at pre-Fontan evaluation and female gender.
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