Supraventricular arrhythmias in children and young adults with implantable cardioverter defibrillators.

Introduction: Rapidly conducted supraventricular tachycardias (SVTs) can lead to inappropriate device therapy in implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) patients. We sought to determine the incidence of SVTs and the occurrence of inappropriate ICD therapy due to SVT in a pediatric and young adu...

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Publicado en:Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology Vol. 12; no. 10; pp. 1097 - 1102
Autores principales: Love BA, Barrett KS, Alexander ME, Bevilacqua LM, Epstein MR, Triedman JK, Walsh EP, Berul CI
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Oct2001
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          Love BA
          Barrett KS
          Alexander ME
          Bevilacqua LM
          Epstein MR
          Triedman JK
          Walsh EP
          Berul CI
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          Defibrillators, Implantable Adverse Effects
          Tachycardia, Supraventricular Therapy
          Adolescence
          Adrenergic beta-Antagonists Therapeutic Use
          Adult
          Age Factors
          Algorithms
          Antiarrhythmia Agents Therapeutic Use
          Catheter Ablation
          Child Welfare
          Child
          Child, Preschool
          Equipment Failure
          Female
          Heart Function Tests
          Infant
          Male
          Massachusetts
          Middle Age
          Prevalence
          Prospective Studies
          Retrospective Design
          Tachycardia, Supraventricular Complications
          Tachycardia, Supraventricular Diagnosis
          Treatment Outcomes
          Ventricular Fibrillation Complications
          Ventricular Fibrillation Diagnosis
          Ventricular Fibrillation Therapy
          Human
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Child: 6-12 years
          Child, Preschool: 2-5 years
          Infant: 1-23 months
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Female
          Male
      ab: Introduction: Rapidly conducted supraventricular tachycardias (SVTs) can lead to inappropriate device therapy in implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) patients. We sought to determine the incidence of SVTs and the occurrence of inappropriate ICD therapy due to SVT in a pediatric and young adult population. Methods and Results: We undertook a retrospective review of clinical course, Holter monitoring, and ICD interrogations of patients receiving ICD follow-up at our institution between March 1992 and December 1999. Of 81 new ICD implantations, 54 eligible patients (median age 16.5 years, range 1 to 48) were identified. Implantation indications included syncope and/or spontaneous/inducible ventricular arrhythmia with congenital heart disease (30), long QT syndrome (9), structurally normal heart (ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation [VT/VF]) (7), and cardiomyopathies (7). Sixteen patients (30%) received a dual-chamber ICD. SVT was recognized in 16 patients, with 12 of 16 having inducible or spontaneous atrial tachycardias. Eighteen patients (33%) received >=1 appropriate shock(s) for VT/VF; 8 patients (15%) received inappropriate therapy for SVT. Therapies were altered after an inappropriate shock by increasing the detection time or rate and/or increasing beta-blocker dosage. No single-chamber ICD was initially programmed with detection enhancements, such as sudden onset, rate stability, or QRS discriminators. Only one dual-chamber defibrillator was programmed with an atrial discrimination algorithm. Appropriate ICD therapy was not withheld due to detection parameters or SVT discrimination programming. Conclusion: SVT in children and young adults with ICDs is common. Inappropriate shocks due to SVT can be curtailed even without dual-chamber devices or specific SVT discrimination algorithms.
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