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Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in congenital heart disease: 10 programming tips
Advances in cardiac care of the young have given rise to a growing and aging population of patients with congenital heart disease. Despite remarkable improvements in overall survival, sudden cardiac death remains the most common cause of late mortality. As a result, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are increasingly used in this heterogeneous patient population. Tetralogy of Fallot and transposition of the great arteries are the most prevalent subtypes of congenital heart disease in ICD recipients.Catheter ablation in transposition of the great arteries with Mustard or Senning baffles
Complete transposition of the great arteries (D-TGA) accounts for 5% to 7% of congenital heart defects. Although the arterial switch procedure has now replaced atrial redirection as the surgical procedure of choice, most adults today with D-TGA have had Mustard or Senning baffles. These surgeries involve extensive atrial reconstruction and predispose to sinus node dysfunction and atrial tachyarrhythmias.1,2 By 20 years after surgery, the prevalence of atrial tachyarrhythmias is approximately 25%, continues to increase with time, and is similar among patients with Mustard or Senning baffles.
