Ventricular septal defects

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Key articles

Stout KS, Daniels CJ, Aboulhosn JA, et al. 2018 AHA/ACC guideline for the management of adults with congenital heart disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation. 2019 Apr 2;139(14):e698-800.Full text  Abstract

Baumgartner H, De Backer J, Babu-Narayan SV, et al. 2020 ESC guidelines for the management of adult congenital heart disease. Eur Heart J. 2021 Feb 11;42(6):563-645.Full text  Abstract

Expert Panels on Cardiac Imaging and Pediatric Imaging; Krishnamurthy R, Suman G, Chan SS, et al. ACR appropriateness criteria® congenital or acquired heart disease. J Am Coll Radiol. 2023 Nov;20(11s):S351-81.Full text  Abstract

John AS, Jackson JL, Moons P, et al. Advances in managing transition to adulthood for adolescents with congenital heart disease: a practical approach to transition program design: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 Apr 5;11(7):e025278.Full text  Abstract

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