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REVIEW article
Front. Cardiovasc. Med.
Sec. Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Prevention
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2025.1539958
This article is part of the Research TopicUnderstanding and Preventing Sudden Cardiac DeathView all articles
SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH IN CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE -A NARRATIVE REVIEW AND UPDATE
Provisionally accepted- Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, United States
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The spectrum of congenital heart disease is extremely varied, from simple septal defects all the way up to complex heterotaxy with multiple overlapping congenitally malformed regions of the heart. While surgical repair has come a long way since the first congenital cardiac surgery, a B-T-T shunt, an unmet need remains as the population continues to experience sudden cardiac arrest at a greater rate than the general population. Many advances in pacing and cardioversion have occurred to address bradyarrhythmias and tachyarrhythmias, but these carry their own adverse effect profile and limitations. This review aims to survey the field, summarize advances, and provide suggestions for future research directions.
Keywords: Sudden cardiac arrest, Adult congenital heart disease, Grown up congenital heart disease, pediatric cardiology, Tetralogy of Fallot
Received: 05 Dec 2024; Accepted: 14 Apr 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Han. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Frank Han, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, United States
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