Maully J Shah, Michael J Silka, Jennifer N Avari Silva, Seshadri Balaji, Cheyenne M Beach, Monica N Benjamin, Charles I Berul, Bryan Cannon, Frank Cecchin, Mitchell I Cohen, Aarti S Dalal, Brynn E Dechert, Anne Foster, Roman Gebauer, M Cecilia Gonzalez Corcia, Prince J Kannankeril, Peter P Karpawich, Jeffery J Kim, Mani Ram Krishna, Peter Kubuš, Martin J LaPage, Douglas Y Mah, Lindsey Malloy-Walton, Aya Miyazaki, Kara S Motonaga, Mary C Niu, Melissa Olen, Thomas Paul, Eric Rosenthal, Elizabeth V Saarel, Massimo Stefano Silvetti, Elizabeth A Stephenson, Reina B Tan, John Triedman, Nicholas H Von Bergen, Philip L Wackel
In view of the increasing complexity of both cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) and patients in the current era, practice guidelines, by necessity, have become increasingly specific. This document is an expert consensus statement that has been developed to update and further delineate indications and management of CIEDs in pediatric patients, defined as ≤21 years of age, and is intended to focus primarily on the indications for CIEDs in the setting of specific disease categories. The document also highlights variations between previously published adult and pediatric CIED recommendations and provides rationale for underlying important differences...
November 2021: Heart Rhythm: the Official Journal of the Heart Rhythm Society