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Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act 2024

Conquering CHD

History of the Congenital Heart Futures Act First passed into law in 2010, the bipartisan Congenital Heart Futures Act was groundbreaking legislation authorizing research and data collection specific to Congenital Heart Disease. Raising awareness of CHD through the lifespan.

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Patients Who Received Ross Procedure Demonstrate Excellent Survival Rates after 20 Years

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Adult Cardiac

Dr. Shettys team benchmarked their results with those recorded in the STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database (CHSD)which contains more than 600,000 congenital heart surgery procedure records and currently has more than 1,000 participating physicians, including surgeons and anesthesiologists.

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Surgeons and Cardiologists Reconcile Over Coronary Revascularization Guidelines at EACTS 2024

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Congenital

At the 2024 European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) meeting in Lisbon, Portugal, leaders in cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology came together, signaling a newfound harmony over coronary revascularization practices for complex heart conditions.

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American Society of Echocardiography Scientific Sessions ASE 2024 Program Highlights

DAIC

June 4, 2024 — The countdown has begun ahead of the American Society of Echocardiography 35th Annual ASE Scientific Sessions, June 14-26, at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, OR. The Program Chair for ASE 2024 is Federico Asch, MD, FASE, MedStar Health and Georgetown University (Wash.,

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Congenital Heart Surgery: In Rapid Evolution

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue 8 , Page 583-585, August 20, 2024.

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2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association

Circulation

The 2025 AHA Statistical Update is the product of a full years worth of effort in 2024 by dedicated volunteer clinicians and scientists, committed government professionals, and AHA staff members.

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Pitfalls in Adult Congenital Heart Disease for the Aortic Surgeon

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Adult Cardiac

Video Pitfalls in Adult Congenital Heart Disease for the Aortic Surgeon kchalko Sun, 12/01/2024 - 13:53 STS President Dr. Jennifer Romano presented at the 2024 STS and Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Aortic Summit in Tokyo (November 16, 2024) on adults with congenital heart disease.