Philip Wackel1,2, Bryan Cannon1,2, Joseph Dearani3, Kristen Sessions1,2, Kimberly Holst3, Jonathan Johnson1,2, Frank Cetta1,2
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.13, No.1, pp. 26-30, 2018, DOI:10.1111/chd.12566
Abstract Background: The increased incidence of preoperative and postoperative arrhythmia in Ebstein
anomaly (EA) prompted some clinicians to perform an electrophysiology study (EPS) in all patients
prior to surgery for EA. The cone repair (CR) is the current surgical option of choice for most young
patients with EA but the effect of the CR on arrhythmia is not well established.
Objectives: To assess the burden of arrhythmia in young patients after CR and to assess the utility
of selective preoperative EPS.
Materials and Methods: A retrospective review of all patients <21 years of age with EA who had
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