Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Complete heart block (CHB) requiring permanent pacemaker (PPM) affects 7.4% to 13.5% of children undergoing mitral valve replacement (MVR) and is associated with increased mortality.1-3 Pediatric MVR is especially high risk because it is typically reoperative, annular upsizing may be necessary, and conduction location varies with underlying anatomy. We have adopted intraoperative conduction mapping (IOM) to identify and avoid conduction pathways during complex congenital repairs.4 Here we review the feasibility and utility of IOM during MVR.
Source: JTCVS Techniques
Institutions: Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard University
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,431
OpenAlex ID: W4400438685