Sudden cardiac death and channelopathies: a review of implantable defibrillator therapy

Grace R Choi; Co-Burn J Porter; Michael J Ackerman

doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2004.04.015

Sudden cardiac death and channelopathies: a review of implantable defibrillator therapy

Pediatr Clin North Am. 2004 Oct;51(5):1289-303. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2004.04.015.

Authors

Grace R Choi¹, Co-Burn J Porter, Michael J Ackerman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street, SW, Rochester, MN 55905-0001, USA.

PMID: 15331285
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2004.04.015

Abstract

This article focuses on implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy in the child/adolescent who is predisposed to sudden cardiac death because of an underlying channelopathy. As such, the primary channelopathies are reviewed briefly. Next, the history of the ICD device and the technological advancements that have enabled its use in pediatrics are discussed. Finally, the clinical experience with ICDs in the young is summarized and general indications for device therapy in young patients who have a channelopathy are provided.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / complications*
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / therapy
Child
Death, Sudden, Cardiac / etiology
Death, Sudden, Cardiac / prevention & control*
Defibrillators, Implantable
Electrodes, Implanted
Humans
Treatment Outcome