title: PACES/HRS expert consensus statement on the use of catheter ablation in children and patients with congenital heart disease: Developed in partnership with the Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society (PACES) and the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS). Endorsed by the governing bodies of PACES, HRS, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Heart Association (AHA), and the Association for European Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC).
authors.affiliation: West Virginia University School of Medicine. Electronic address: sauljp9@gmail.com.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Philip Saul
authors.affiliation: Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, Florida.
authors.forename: Ronald J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Kanter
authors.affiliation: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
authors.forename: Dominic
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Abrams
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Sam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Asirvatham
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Yaniv
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bar-Cohen
authors.affiliation: Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, New Hyde Park, New York.
authors.forename: Andrew D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Blaufox
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Bryan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cannon
authors.affiliation: Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, Ohio.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
authors.forename: Macdonald
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dick
authors.affiliation: Advocate Children's Hospital, Oak Lawn, Illinois.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Freter
authors.affiliation: Nationwide Children's Hospital, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
authors.forename: Naomi J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Kertesz
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Joel A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kirsh
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital & Medical Center, University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kugler
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: LaPage
authors.affiliation: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Francis X
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: McGowan
authors.affiliation: Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Christina Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Miyake
authors.affiliation: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Aruna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nathan
authors.affiliation: Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Kansas.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Papagiannis
authors.affiliation: Georg August University Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.affiliation: Royal Children's Hospital, MCRI and University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pflaumer
authors.affiliation: London Health Sciences Centre, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Allan C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Skanes
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: William G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Stevenson
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Von Bergen
authors.affiliation: Advocate Children's Hospital, Oak Lawn, Illinois.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
mesh_terms: D000572:American Heart Association; D054849:Cardiac Electrophysiology / Q000592:standards*; D002309:Cardiology; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000592:standards*; D002648:Child; D032921:Consensus; D005060:Europe; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States