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Heart Failure in Adult Congenital Heart Disease pp 201–222Cite as

Arrhythmia and Devices

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Arrhythmias are a frequent complication in adult patients with congenital heart disease (ACHD). Exercise intolerance and ventricular dysfunction can ensue. Acute arrhythmias have the potential to be life-threatening with severe haemodynamic instability. In this chapter pathophysiology, type of arrhythmias and the range of interventions and devices used in ACHD are discussed in detail.

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Cazzoli, I., Ernst, S. (2018). Arrhythmia and Devices. In: Swan, L., Frogoudaki, A. (eds) Heart Failure in Adult Congenital Heart Disease. Congenital Heart Disease in Adolescents and Adults. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77803-7_12

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