Congenital Heart Disease

The Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) Learning Pathway at ACC.27-WCC spans the full arc of CHD care from pediatric critical care to adult transplantation, pregnancy and beyond. This year's sessions address high-impact issues facing the field today, from the growing complexity of transplantation in adults with CHD to the rapid proliferation of minimally invasive, catheter-based therapies that increasingly offer an alternative to traditional surgery.

Beyond these practice-changing debates, several sessions extend into topics that cut across cardiology more broadly, such as anomalous coronary arteries and endocarditis. The pathway places meaningful emphasis on workforce development and the career pipeline, with dedicated sessions on pediatric-to-adult care transitions and sustaining a career in congenital and pediatric cardiology, alongside an interactive look at where artificial intelligence fits into complex CHD decision-making.

Sessions You Won't Want to Miss:

• Session 299: The Toughest Hearts: Transplantation in Complex Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Disease
• Session 343: Do I Still Need to Send This Patient to the OR? Novel Approaches to Treatment of Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Disease in the Cath Lab
• Session 210: Coronary Crossroads: Navigating Anomalous Aortic Origin of a Coronary Artery as a Team
• Session 259: Yet Another Infected Valve: Endocarditis in Child and Adult Congenital Heart Disease
• Session 219: Heart WARS: Human vs. Centaur vs. AI