Ventricular Mechanics in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease and Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: An Echocardiography and Cardiac Computed Tomography Comparison Study

Benjamin Zielonka; Sunil J Ghelani; Stuart R Lipsitz; Yuanyuan Fu; Douglas Y Mah; Daniel A Castellanos

doi:10.1007/s00246-026-04210-6

Ventricular Mechanics in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease and Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: An Echocardiography and Cardiac Computed Tomography Comparison Study

Pediatr Cardiol. 2026 Mar 6. doi: 10.1007/s00246-026-04210-6. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Benjamin Zielonka^{1

2}, Sunil J Ghelani^{3

4}, Stuart R Lipsitz^{3

4}, Yuanyuan Fu^{3

4}, Douglas Y Mah^{3

4}, Daniel A Castellanos^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. Benjamin.zielonka@cardio.chboston.org.
² Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. Benjamin.zielonka@cardio.chboston.org.
³ Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.

PMID: 41790188
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-026-04210-6

No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiac computed tomography; Congenital heart disease; Echocardiography; Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; Pacemaker; Ventricular function.