Key result
Inappropriate ICD shocks affect 20% to 30% of pediatric and congenital heart disease patients, and their frequency can be reduced through individualized device programming and medical management.
This review highlights the burden of inappropriate ICD shocks in pediatric and congenital heart disease patients and outlines potential interventions to reduce their occurrence.
May support individualized ICD programming to reduce shocks in pediatric CHD; leaves open prospective validation before practice change.
Although implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) have proven to be life-saving devices, there are frequent complications associated with their use, especially in the pediatric and congenital heart disease populations. Inappropriate shocks are a particularly frequent complication in these groups. This review discusses the causes and implications of inappropriate ICD shocks, and presents potential interventions that may assist in safely reducing the rates of inappropriate shocks in pediatric and congenital heart disease patients with ICDs.
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Jason M. Garnreiter (2017) conducted a review in Pediatric and congenital heart disease patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs). ICD programming and medical management was evaluated. Inappropriate ICD shocks affect 20% to 30% of pediatric and congenital heart disease patients, and their frequency can be reduced through individualized device programming and medical management.
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