Technology Meets ACHD: A Collaboration with the Association of European Pediatric Cardiac Association-Evaluating Risk Beyond Tetralogy of Fallot (Presenter: Frank A. Fish, MD, CEPS-P)

Evaluating Risk Beyond Tetralogy of Fallot (Presenter: Frank A. Fish, MD, CEPS-P)

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The speaker, Frank Fish from Vanderbilt, discusses the evaluation of risk beyond tetralogy of Fallot in adult congenital heart disease patients. He highlights the challenges in identifying risk factors and the need for better understanding to identify patients at risk for sudden cardiac events. He mentions that sudden death accounts for only about 20% of deaths in adult congenital patients, with arrhythmias being the main cause. The speaker points out the diversity of lesions and surgeries in this population, making it difficult to identify risk factors. He discusses various factors that may contribute to sudden death risk, such as ventricular dysfunction, arrhythmias, ischemia, and comorbidities. He also highlights the need for lesion-dependent risk stratification and the limitations of non-invasive tests like EKG and EP study in predicting risk. He calls for more data collection and collaboration across specialties to better understand and identify risk factors in adult congenital heart disease patients.

Meta Tag

Lecture ID 5100

Location Room 211

Presenter Frank A. Fish, MD, CEPS-P

Role Invited Speaker

Session Date and Time May 09, 2019 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Session Number S-032

Keywords

evaluation of risk

tetralogy of Fallot

adult congenital heart disease

sudden cardiac events

arrhythmias