title: Care of adolescents and young adults with cardiac arrhythmias.
abstract: Cardiac arrhythmias in the adolescent and young adult population are being seen with increasing frequency by cardiovascular nurses who predominantly care for adults. These patients include those with anatomically normal hearts and those with postoperative congenital heart disease. The treatment options available to these patients vary according to the rhythm abnormality being treated. In order to provide expert care to these patients and their families, the cardiovascular nurse must be aware of these specific rhythm abnormalities, their associated treatment options, and the nursing implications of caring for this often vulnerable patient population.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, South Carolina Children's Heart Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA.
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Zeigler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000191:economics / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D006801:Humans; D012917:Social Adjustment
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents