http://www.acc.org/Feed?clinicalTopicID=5a505411-d4b5-4280-9862-9ed794f98c2d Clinical Topic Feed: Cardiac Surgery and CHD and Pediatrics en /Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2023/05/30/10/47/Clinical-Practice-Algorithm-For-the-Follow-Up-of-Unrepaired-and-Repaired-Ventricular-Septal-Defects Ventricular septal defects (VSDs) are the most common form of congenital heart disease (CHD) diagnosed in childhood. There is a wide variation in clinical practice for the management of common types of VSDs. 1787745480000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2022/03/08/19/34/Clinical-Practice-Algorithm-For-the-Follow-up-of-Unrepaired-and-Repaired-SASD There is lack of evidence-based guidelines to help cardiologists determine the frequency of follow-up and testing in children with congenital heart disease (CHD). Thus, there remains a wide variation in clinical practice even for the management of common types of CHD. 1787745120000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2025/02/03/12/17/Clinical-Practice-Algorithm-For-the-Follow-Up-of-Repaired-and-Unrepaired-Atrioventricular-Septal-Defects Atrioventricular septal defects (AVSDs) represent a spectrum of congenital heart lesions that result from abnormal embryologic development of the endocardial cushions in the primitive atrioventricular (AV) canal. Primum atrial septal defects (ASDs), inlet ventricular septal defects (VSDs), and abnormalities of the AV valve are among the possible pathologic features of AVSD. 1787744520000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Journal-Scans/2026/07/28/17/19/Indexing-Ascending-Aortic-Dimensions Indexing ascending aortopathy (AA) to height better identifies patients, especially women, who could benefit from earlier surgery rather than absolute diameters, according to a recent study published in JACC: Advances. 1785325260000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Journal-Scans/2026/07/20/14/38/Procedure-Related-Infective-Endocarditis-is-Rare There was no significant association between antibiotic prophylaxis (ABP) dosing before congenital cardiac catheterization and early infective endocarditis (IE) post procedure, according to a retrospective analysis recently published in JACC: Advances. Overall, IE was rare and largely dependent on procedure type. 1784730900000 Articles and Stories /Education-and-Meetings/Patient-Case-Quizzes/2026/05/05/16/43/Venous-Flow-Hepatic-Woe A 31-year-old woman with hypoplastic left heart syndrome status post extracardiac Fontan procedure presents to the clinic with worsening exercise capacity, fatigue, abdominal swelling, early satiety, weight loss, and diarrhea. 1778594220000 Educational Activities /Education-and-Meetings/Patient-Case-Quizzes/2026/04/06/17/15/Management-of-a-Patient-With-Fontan-Procedure-in-the-Cardiac-Intensive-Care-Unit A 19-year-old man presents to the emergency department (ED) with fevers and an increasingly productive cough. He states that he had a "cardiac surgery when he was a baby" but does not know the specific procedure and has been lost to follow-up since 7 years of age. 1775502840000 Educational Activities /Latest-in-Cardiology/Journal-Scans/2026/03/24/18/20/New-CCG-Isolated-Left-to-Right-Shunt-Lesions-in-Pediatric-Patients Outpatient management of isolated left-to-right shunt lesions in pediatric patients with congenital heart disease is the focus of a new 2026 ACC Concise Clinical Guidance report. 1774533600000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/03/04/14/11/eagles-eye-view-04mar2025 In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle looks at increased one-year mortality in younger patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). 1772636400000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/02/19/11/58/Hot-Topics-in-Congenital-and-Pediatric-Cardiology-in-the-Year-2025 The pace of innovation in congenital and pediatric cardiology continued to accelerate in 2025, shaped by practice‑defining guidelines, multicenter investigations, and growing bench‑to‑bedside translation. 1771850460000 Articles and Stories