http://www.acc.org/Feed?clinicalTopicID=b8ca2f2e-c031-4a22-920d-47c2019f22cf Clinical Topic Feed: CHD and Pediatrics and Quality Improvement 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/2022/10/31/13/02/Clinical-Practice-Algorithm-For-the-Follow-Up-of-Unrepaired-and-Repaired-PDA Isolated patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a relatively common defect, accounting for 5-10% of congenital heart defects (excluding premature infants).1 Given the increased use of echocardiography, incidental detection of asymptomatic silent PDAs is on the rise. 1787745300000 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/2026/08/10/15/19/High-Pediatric-Ablation-Success Acute ablation success in pediatric patients was high across a range of center and operator volumes, with high-volume sites demonstrating the greatest likelihood of success for complex substrates, according to a recent study published in JACC: Advances. 1786386480000 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 /Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/07/02/15/04/Accelerated-Aging-in-the-Adult-CHD-Population Aging is a major risk factor for most diseases, and accelerated biological aging is increasingly recognized in many chronic diseases. Chronological age refers to the time that has elapsed since birth, whereas biological age reflects functional, cellular, and tissue age. 1783355340000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Journal-Scans/2026/04/22/11/23/New-Advanced-Training-Statement-Revises-Core-Competencies-For-CCEP A new Advanced Training Statement developed by the ACC, AHA and the Heart Rhythm Society outlines the core competencies required of subspecialists in clinical cardiac electrophysiology (CCEP) to optimally diagnose and treat patients with cardiac arrhythmias and conduction disturbances. 1776880800000 Articles and Stories https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2026.01.074 1776880800000 Guidelines