PACES/HRS Expert consensus statement on the recognition and management of arrhythmias in adult congenital heart disease: Executive summary: Developed in partnership between the Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society (PACES) and the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS). Endorsed by the governing bodies of PACES, HRS, the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association (AHA), the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), the Canadian Heart Rhythm Society (CHRS), and the International Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ISACHD)

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2014, Pages e81-e101

  Khairy, Paul ^a   Van Hare, George F ^b   Balaji, Seshadri ^b   Berul, Charles I ^b   Cecchin, Frank ^b   Cohen, Mitchell I ^b   Daniels, Curt J ^b   Deal, Barbara J ^b   Dearani, Joseph A ^b   De Groot, Natasja ^b   Dubin, Anne M ^b   Harris, Louise ^b   Janousek, Jan ^b   Kanter, Ronald J ^b   Karpawich, Peter P ^b   Perry, James C ^b   Seslar, Stephen P ^b   Shah, Maully J ^b   Silka, Michael J ^b   Triedman, John K ^b   Walsh, Edward P ^b   Warnes, Carole A ^a   more..

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adult congenital heart disease; Congenital heart disease

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONSENSUS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; INTRA ARTERIAL REENTRANT TACHYCARDIA; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PACEMAKER; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; TACHYCARDIA; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 84922658805     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2014.05.008     Document Type: Article

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