Subeer K. Wadia1, Gentian Lluri1, Jamil A. Aboulhosn1, Hillel Laks2, Reshma M. Biniwale2, Glen S. Van Arsdell2, Daniel S. Levi3, Morris M. Salem3, Kevin M. Shannon1,3, Jeremy P. Moore1,3
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.14, No.5, pp. 838-845, 2019, DOI:10.1111/chd.12818
Abstract Objective: We examined the atrial tachyarrhythmia (AT) burden among patients with
congenital heart disease (CHD) following transcatheter (TC‐) or surgical (S‐) pulmo‐
nary valve replacement (PVR).
Design/Setting: This was a retrospective observational study of patients who under‐
went PVR from 2010 to 2016 at UCLA Medical Center.
Patients: Patients of all ages who had prior surgical repair for CHD were included.
Patients with a history of congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries,
underwent a hybrid PVR procedure, or had permanent atrial fibrillation (AF) without
a concomitant ablation were excluded.
Outcome Measures: The primary outcome was a time‐to‐event analysis… More >