This authoritative book explores electrophysiologic testing and therapeutic catheter ablation for cardiac arrhythmias in children, and in patients of all ages with congenital heart disease. It reviews the anatomic and physiologic background to these procedures, emphasizing the tools for mapping and tissue ablation that continue to improve patient outcomes. Additionally, individual chapters are dedicated to specific congenital heart defects (for instance, tetralogy of Fallot, Ebstein's anomaly, univentricular heart) guiding the reader to anticipate the type of arrhythmia, the most likely location for effective ablation, and the technical challenges that may be encountered in each condition.

PART I: Introductory Concepts

1. Development and Morphologic Aspects of the Cardiac Conduction System in Normal Hearts and Congenital Heart Defects
Alan Sugrue, Ilya Y. Shadrin, and Samuel J. Asirvatham

2. Tachycardia Mechanisms in Children with Normal Hearts and in Patients of all Ages with Congenital Heart Defects
Edward P. Walsh and Audrey Dionne

3. Physical Principles of Catheter Ablation
Jason G. Andrade and Paul Khairy

4. Indications for Catheter Ablation in Infants, Children, and Patients with Congenital Heart Disease
George F. Van Hare and Jennifer N. Avari Silva

5. Cardiac Mapping and Imaging in Pediatrics and Congenital Heart Disease
Mohammad Shenasa and Sabine Ernst

PART II: Catheter Ablation of Supraventricular Arrhythmias in Young Patients With Structurally Normal Hearts

6. Automatic Atrial and Junctional Ectopic Tachycardia
Johannes C. von Alvensleben and Kathryn K. Collins

7. Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia
Jennifer N. Avari Silva and George F. Van Hare

8. Accessory Pathways (Atrioventricular pathways and other abnormal connections)
Elizabeth S. DeWitt and John K. Triedman

9. Atrial Flutter and Atrial Fibrillation in Young Patients with Normal Hearts
Henry Chubb and Anne M. Dubin

PART III: Ablation of Supraventricular Tachycardia in Congenital Heart Disease

10. Overview of Supraventricular Tachycardias in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease
Natasja M.S. de Groot and Nawin Ramdat Misier

11. Atrial and Ventricular Septal Defects
Pablo Ávila and Irene Martin de Miguel

12. Catheter Ablation in Atrioventricular Septal Defects
Victor Waldman and Paul Khairy

13. Ebstein's Anomaly
Jeremy P. Moore

14. Catheter Ablation of Atrial Tachycardia in Tetralogy of Fallot and Double Outlet Right Ventricle
Edward T. O'Leary and Douglas Y. Mah

15. Transposition of the Great Vessels with Mustard / Senning Repair
Joachim Hebe and Jan-Hendrik Nurnberg

16. Catheter Ablation of Supraventricular Tachycardia in Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries
Elizabeth D. Sherwin and Charles I. Berul

17. Heterotaxy Syndrome and Twin AV node Tachycardia
Richard J. Czosek and Edward P. Walsh

18. Catheter Ablation in Univentricular Hearts following Fontan Procedure
Frank A. Fish and Jeremy P. Moore

PART VI: Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Pediatrics and Congenital Heart Disease

19. Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients with Structurally Normal Hearts
Ronald J. Kanter and Mohammad Shenasa

20. Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Congenital Heart Disease
Katja Zeppenfeld and Yoshitaka Kimura

21. Role of Interventional Procedures in Channelopathies: Catheter Ablation and Sympathectomy
Georgia Sarquella Brugada and Koonlawee Nademanee

PART V: Miscellaneous Topics

22. Technical Refinements for Catheter Ablation in Young / Small Children
Michael J. Silka and Yaniv Bar-Cohen

23. Technical Refinements for Ablation in Adults with Complex Vascular and Intracardiac Anatomy, Including Difficult Transseptal Access
Matthew R. Williams and James C. Perry

24. Minimizing Radiation Exposure During Ablation in Young Patients
Ellis Rochelson and Robert H. Pass

25. Sedation and Anesthesia in Patients Undergoing Catheter Ablation
James A. DiNardo and Dima G. Daaboul

26. Surgery for Arrhythmia Management in Congenital Heart Disease: The Electrophysiologist's Prospective
Barbara J. Deal and Sabrina Tsao

27. Surgery for Arrhythmia Management in Congenital Heart Disease: The Surgeon's Prospective
Eric N. Feins and Sitaram M. Emani

28. The Real World: Cost Considerations According to Geographic Location
Alpay Celiker and Maria MIszczak Knecht

29. Future Directions
Edward P. Walsh, George F. Van Hare, Paul Khairy, Mohammad Shenasa