Pediatric Surgery
The Role of Trans-Catheter Arrhythmia Management - Patient Based Decision Making: New Horizons in Medical and Surgical Fontan Management 2017
Physicians from the Cincinnati Children’s Heart Institute discuss the long-term care of single ventricle patients from infancy to adulthood, including new insights on Fontan management and quality of life.
During this session, Dr. Richard Czosek, Director of the Cardiac Rhythm Device Management Program at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, discusses the role of trans-catheter ablation in arrhythmia management. Topics discusses difference in arrhythmias based on type of Fontan (classic atrio-pulmonary, lateral tunnel, or extra-cardiac conduit Fontans), risk of Fontan ablation, Fontan arrhythmia mechanism, variance based on center and patient preference.
