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**Abstract:** Atrial arrhythmias have been reported after congenital heart surgery involving extensive atrial suture lines. Experimental studies involving bilateral lung transplantation (Tx) suggest that the left atrial suture lines predispose to atrial flutter. The overall incidence and type of arrhythmias after pediatric lung Tx have not previously been described and therefore the purpose of this study was to prospectively screen and describe arrhythmias in a subset of our lung transplant population. Over a 1‐yr study period, all recipients of bilateral lung Tx were admitted to a full‐disclosure telemetry unit. Single‐lead electrocardiograms were recorded continuously and reviewed daily via a beat‐by‐beat analysis. A total of 314 patient days (range 9–93, median 43 days) were recorded from seven patients. The incidence of arrhythmias observed per total patient days included junctional escape rhythm (4.8%), non‐sustained ventricular tachycardia (4.1%), accelerated junctional (2.5%), sinus bradycardia (2.2%), non‐sustained supraventricular tachycardia (1.3%), ectopic atrial tachycardia (1.0%), sustained ventricular tachycardia (0.3%), junctional ectopic tachycardia (0.3%), and seco

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Author

Timothy M. Hoffman; Larry A. Rhodes; Tammy S. Wieand; Thomas L. Spray; Nancy D. Bridges

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley; Research Square (ISSN 1397-3142)

Published

2001

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)