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Drug Therapy in Adult Congenital Heart Disease

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    Abstract

    Adults with congenital heart disease are at risk for atrial and ventricular arrhythmias that can lead to an increased morbidity as well as mortality. When catheter ablation is not an option or unsuccessful, antiarrhythmic drugs are the mainstay of treatment. There is limited data on the use of antiarrhythmics in this population. The purpose of this article is to discuss the practical aspects of the use of antiarrhythmics in adults with congenital heart disease. Several tables have been provided to provide clinicians a reference for daily use.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)295-309
    Number of pages15
    JournalCardiac Electrophysiology Clinics
    Volume9
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jun 2017

    ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

    • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
    • Physiology (medical)

    Keywords

    • Anticoagulation
    • Arrhythmia
    • Congenital heart disease
    • Drug therapy
    • Anticoagulants/administration & dosage
    • Heart Defects, Congenital/drug therapy
    • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents/administration & dosage
    • Humans
    • Arrhythmias, Cardiac/drug therapy
    • Adult

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