Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Congenital heart disease in adults".)

International

●Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society (PACES)/Heart Rhythm Society (HRS): Expert consensus statement on the use of catheter ablation in children and patients with congenital heart disease (2016)

●Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR): Guidelines and protocols for cardiovascular magnetic resonance in children and adults with congenital heart disease (2013)

Canada

●Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS): Practice point on pulse oximetry screening in newborns to enhance detection of critical congenital heart disease (2017, updated 2018)

●Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS)/Canadian Pediatric Cardiology Association (CPCA): Position statement on pulse oximetry screening in newborns to enhance detection of critical congenital heart disease (2017)

United States

●American Society of Echocardiography (ASE): Guidelines for performing a comprehensive transesophageal echocardiographic examination in children and all patients with congenital heart disease (2019)

●American Heart Association (AHA): A scientific statement on cardiopulmonary resuscitation in infants and children with cardiac disease (2018)

●AHA: A scientific statement on the genetic basis for congenital heart disease – Revisited (2018)

●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Policy statement on the care of children with congenital heart disease in their primary medical home (2017)

●European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) and ASE: An expert consensus document on three-dimensional echocardiography in congenital heart disease (2017)

●AHA/American Thoracic Society (ATS): Guidelines on pediatric pulmonary hypertension (2015)

●AHA: A scientific statement on diagnosis and treatment of fetal cardiac disease (2014)

●AHA: A scientific statement on prevention and treatment of thrombosis in pediatric and congenital heart disease (2013)

●AHA: A scientific statement on promotion of physical activity for children and adults with congenital heart disease (2013)

●AHA: A scientific statement on neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with congenital heart disease – Evaluation and management (2012)

●ASE: Indications and guidelines for performance of transesophageal echocardiography in the patient with pediatric acquired or congenital heart disease (2005)

Europe

●European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) and American Society of Echocardiography (ASE): An expert consensus document on three-dimensional echocardiography in congenital heart disease (2017)