Impact of arrhythmias on health-related quality of life in adults with congenital cardiac disease.

Background: Health-related quality of life in adults with congenital cardiac disease appears to be impaired, but the determinants of this alteration remain largely unknown. The aim of our study was to examine the impact of arrhythmias on quality of life in patients late after the atrial redirection operation for transposition, or after complete correction of tetralogy of Fallot.

Patients And Methods: We enrolled 32 patients with transposition, and 35 patients with tetralogy of Fallot, in a prospective study.