Intraoperative rhythm analysis using pulmonary venous Doppler: importance of atrioventricular interval. Pediatr Cardiol 2006;27(1):128-130
Date
01/05/2006Pubmed ID
16391995DOI
10.1007/s00246-005-1054-9Scopus ID
2-s2.0-33748899648 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 1 CitationAbstract
Inappropriate timing or duration of the atrioventricular (AV) interval with DDD pacing can lead to hemodynamic compromise. Intraoperative pulmonary venous Doppler interrogation by transesophageal echocardiography can be a valuable tool to assess subtle rhythm abnormalities that may go unnoticed by electrocardiogram and hemodynamic monitoring. We describe a dramatic example of hemodynamic improvement following pacemaker adjustment after pulmonary venous Doppler identified an inappropriately short AV interval.
Author List
Brown MD, Frommelt PCAuthor
Peter C. Frommelt MD Adjunct Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Aortic Valve InsufficiencyAortic Valve Stenosis
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial
Echocardiography, Doppler
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Block
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
Hemodynamics
Humans
Infant
Monitoring, Intraoperative
Postoperative Complications
Pulmonary Veins
Recurrence
Reoperation
Software
Transplantation, Autologous
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left