Cardiac Arrhythmias in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: Scope, Specific Problems, and Management

Ian Lindsay; Jeremy P Moore

doi:10.1007/s11936-015-0418-6

Cardiac Arrhythmias in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: Scope, Specific Problems, and Management

Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2015 Dec;17(12):56. doi: 10.1007/s11936-015-0418-6.

Authors

Ian Lindsay¹, Jeremy P Moore^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, UCLA Medical Center, 200 Medical Plaza Dr. Suite 330, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA. ilindsay@mednet.ucla.edu.
² Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, UCLA Medical Center, 200 Medical Plaza Dr. Suite 330, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA. jpmoore@mednet.ucla.edu.
³ Ahmanson-UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. jpmoore@mednet.ucla.edu.

PMID: 26467489
DOI: 10.1007/s11936-015-0418-6

Abstract

Progressive advances in the field of congenital heart disease (CHD) have led to a dramatic rise in the number of affected patients surviving well into adulthood. Groundbreaking and innovative achievements in the medical, surgical, and interventional management of these patients have allowed them to lead full adult lives that have included raising families, completing degrees in higher education, and maintaining successful careers. As patients are living longer, arrhythmias have emerged as one of the most significant factors affecting their morbidity, mortality, and quality of life. This article aims to review the current understanding of arrhythmia within the adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) population, emphasizing recent advances and providing recommendations pertaining to the management of these patients.

Keywords: Adult congenital heart disease; Arrhythmia; Congenital heart disease; Electrophysiology; Supraventricular tachycardia; Ventricular tachycardia.