Following Open Heart Surgery
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A technique is described to control recurrent or sustained supraventricular tachycardia associated with rapid ventricular rates following open heart surgery. The technique utilizes a pair of temporarily implanted atrial epicardial wire electrodes to pace the heart. In one group of patients with recurrent atrial flutter and 2:1 A-V conduction, continuous rapid atrial pacing at 450 beats/min produced and sustained atrial fibrillation. The ventricular response rate immediately slowed when compared to that during atrial flutter, and if further slowing was required, it was easily accomplished by the
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