Heart failure and arrhythmias represent 2 major causes of mortality and morbidity in adults with congenital heart disease. Arrhythmias and heart failure are interdependent, and one may exacerbate the other. Treatment of one also has a positive impact on the other. Management approaches need to be multifaceted, including pharmacotherapy, optimization of hemodynamic status with catheter-based or surgical interventions, and specific management of arrhythmia with device or catheter ablation therapy.
Keyphrases
- congenital heart disease
- heart failure
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- left ventricular
- left atrial
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- acute heart failure
- left atrial appendage
- cardiovascular events
- physical activity
- stem cells
- coronary artery disease
- combination therapy
- mesenchymal stem cells
- cardiovascular disease
- young adults