Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society Initiative on Device Needs in Pediatric Electrophysiology

There are few cardiovascular devices approved in children (Table1), with only 5 devices approved for use in the pediatric electrophysiology patient in the last 10 years. This lack of appropriate pediatric-tested technology has resulted in a high rate of off-label device utilization in children.1 Sutherell and colleagues found an off-label use of an approved device in 63% of patients treated in an interventional pediatric cardiology program.2

Source: Heart Rhythm - December 20, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Anne M. Dubin, Bryan C. Cannon, Elizabeth V. Saarel, John K. Triedman, Charles I. Berul, Yaniv Bar-Cohen, Maully J. Shah, Jessica Paulsen, Hetal Patel, Jonathan Reich, Mark D. Carlson, Kenneth Stein, James O. Gilkerson, Robert C. Kowal, Vasum Peiris Source Type: research