Pacemaker implantation after congenital heart surgery: risk and prognosis in a population-based follow-up study.
Pacemaker implantation after congenital heart surgery: risk and prognosis in a population-based follow-up study.
Morten H. Smerup,Thomas Hjertholm,5 Authors,V. Hjortdal
2005 · DOI: 10.1016/J.EJCTS.2005.04.007
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery · 31 Citations
TLDR
This study is the first to show a correlation between RACHS score and mortality as well as failure of pacemaker systems, and may have future implications for preoperative risk stratification of patients and counselling of parents to patients with congenital heart disease.