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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-6-21
pubmed:abstractText
One hundred and eighty-seven patients who had surgical closure of a ventricular septal defect between 1958 and 1975 were followed for up to 21 years. there were 17 late sudden deaths of which eight occurred in completely fit patients while nine were already under medical care. In an attempt to elucidate possible risk factors and reoperative and serial postoperative electrocardiograms of all patients were studied. Fifty-one unselected healthy follow-up patients agreed to 24 hour ambulatory monitoring. Progressive exercise testing (Bruce protocol) was carried out on 31 of them and an additional seven patients. There was a significant correlation between recorded ventricular arrhythmias and conduction defects, particularly progressive conduction defects. Transient complete heart block carried a bad prognosis and grade 3-4b ventricular arrhythmias were a major risk factor and recorded in 10 of the 17 patients who died. Long-term postoperative electrocardiographic follow-up is recommended and 24 hour ambulatory monitoring and exercise testing complement the findings of the resting electrocardiogram. The long-term treatment of survivors found to have ventricular arrhythmias must be considered.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0007-0769
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
47
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
305-15
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1982
pubmed:articleTitle
Conduction defects, ventricular arrhythmias, and late death after surgical closure of ventricular septal defect.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article