Junctional ectopic tachycardia after surgery for congenital heart disease: incidence, risk factors and outcome☆☆☆

Abstract

The incidence of JET was 5.0% in this large paediatric open-heart surgery patient group. Compared with controls, these patients had longer cardiopulmonary bypass time and higher level of troponin-T, possibly reflecting the extent of surgical trauma. However, the tachycardia was not an independent risk factor for death.