Cardiac Arrythmias after Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease

by Seshadri Balaji; Paul C. Gillette; Christopher L. Case

• ISBN13: 9780340762073
• ISBN10: 0340762071
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-08-02
• Publisher: Hodder Arnold Publishers

Summary

This is the first book to deal exclusively with the problem of arrhythmia in patients with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) and provide state-of-the-art information on diagnosis and management. Written mainly by a panel of pediatric cardiologists and electrophysiologists, who also take care of adults with CHD, it bridges the gap between the management of pediatric and adult arrhythmias. The book opens with a general discussion of CHD and the cardiac electrical system before moving on to cover the pathogenesis of CHD and the mechanisms that underlie individual arrhythmias. Section Two deals with commonly encountered CHD sub-populations and the arrhythmias specific to these patients. The third section of the book deals with therapy, outlining all the various options available for management of these patients.

Table of Contents

Contributors	v
Preface	vii
PART I MECHANISMS
Morphologic aspects	3	(34)
S.Y. Ho
R.H. Anderson
Pathogenesis	37	(13)
Y. Lau
The incidence of perioperative arrhythmias	50	(14)
N.J. Kertesz
R.A. Friedman
A.L. Fenrich
A. Garson
Sinus node dysfunction	64	(21)
M.Th.E. Bink-Boelkens
Postoperative atrioventricular conduction defects	85	(34)
M.I. Cohen
V.L. Vetter
Supraventricular tachycardia	119	(12)
B. Bubolz
S. Balaji
Ventricular tachycardia	131	(10)
S. Balaji
Sudden cardiac death	141	(13)
M.J. Silka
Junctional ectopic tachycardia and perioperative arrhythmias	154	(11)
J. Till
PART II DEFECTS
Postoperative atrial septal defects	165	(11)
M.Th.E. Bink-Boelkens
Arrhythmias after venous repair of D-transposition of the great arteries: the Mustard and Senning operations	176	(18)
P.C. Gillette
Arrhythmias after the Fontan procedure	194	(10)
C.L. Case
Postoperative tetralogy of Fallot	204	(11)
S. Balaji
PART III TREATMENT
Hemodynamic aspects	215	(9)
S. Balaji
The use of pacemakers in postoperative congenital heart patients	224	(13)
P.C. Gillette
Implantable defibrillators	237	(11)
J.M. Clark
C.L. Case
Drugs	248	(56)
S.E. Fletcher
L.K. Ohri
J.D. Kugler
Catheter and surgical ablation	304	(25)
G.F. Van Hare
Psychosocial aspects	329	(4)
S. Balaji
Prevention of postoperative arrhythmias	333	(17)
C.B. Huddleston
B.I. Bromberg
Index	350