Аритмії в пацієнтів з природженими вадами серця: позиційний документ Європейської асоціації серцевого ритму (EHRA), Європейської асоціації фахівців із дитячої кардіології і природжених вад серця (AEPC) та Робочої групи з природжених вад серця в дорослих Європейського товариства кардіологів (ESC), ухвалений Товариством серцевого ритму (HRS), Товариством фахівців з електрофізіології в педіатрії і при природжених вадах серця (PACES), Азійсько-Тихоокеанським товариством серцевого ритму (APHRS) та Латиноамериканським товариством фахівців з електрофізіології і кардіостимуляції (SOLAECE)

Hernández-Madrid A., Paul T., Abrams D., Aziz P.F., Blom N.A., Chen J., Chessa M., Combes N., Dagres N., Diller G., Ernst S., Giamberti A., Hebe J., Janousek J., Kriebel T., Moltedo J., Moreno J., Peinado R., Pison L., Rosenthal E., Skinner J.R., Zeppenfeld K.

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