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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-1-25
pubmed:abstractText
The Mustard operation for transposition of the great arteries is associated with good long-term survival. Typical complications at follow-up include progressive loss of sinus node function requiring permanent pacemaker implantation, and systemic venous pathway obstruction often precluding a transvenous approach to pacing. We report on 7 patients (median age 14.1; range 5-19) with bradyarrhythmia requiring permanent pacemaker implantation with associated stenosis (n = 6) or occlusion (n = 1) of the superior vena cava, in whom stent implantation relieved the obstruction and facilitated subsequent transvenous permanent pacing. In five of them stenting and pacemaker implantation were performed during a single procedure; two patients underwent elective pacemaker implantation 6 weeks later. In one patient the pacemaker had to be explanted due to pacemaker pocket infection. In the others the follow-up has been uneventful, with excellent chronic pacing thresholds and appropriate sensing. Two patients have had their generator replaced electively.We conclude that stenting of the SVC stenosis allows implantation of transvenous pacemaker leads with good intermediate term results in patients with a Mustard operation for transposition of the great arteries.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1861-0684
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
96
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
17-22
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Superior vena cava stenting and transvenous pacemaker implantation (stent and pace) after the Mustard operation.
pubmed:affiliation
Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinderkardiologie, Klinikum der Universität zu Köln, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937 Köln, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article