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STS Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery
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Principles of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Care

Anatomy for Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Nomenclature for Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Care

Databases for Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Care

Genetics and Congenital Heart Disease

Fetal Circulation and its relevance to Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Care

Basic Hemodynamics for Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Care

Pathophysiology of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease

Hypothermia and Cardiopulmonary Bypass (CPB)*

Myocardial Protection

Cerebral Protection

Anesthesia for Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Care

Intensive Care of Patients with Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease

Management of Cardiac Rhythm Disorders in Congenital Heart Disease

Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Operations

Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)

Coarctation of the Aorta (CoA)

Interrupted Aortic Arch (IAA)

Vascular Rings and Slings

Congenital Problems of the Trachea

Atrial Septal Defects (ASD)

Ventricular Septal Defects (VSD)

Atrioventricular Septal Defects (AVSD) (Atrioventricular Canal Defects) (Endocardial Cushion Defects)

Unbalanced Atrioventricular Canal Defects

Aortopulmonary Window (AP Window)

Pulmonary Valvar Stenosis and Pulmonary Valvar Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum (PA-IVS)

Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF)

Double Outlet Right Ventricle (DORV)

Pulmonary Atresia with Ventricular Septal Defect and Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries (PA-VSD-MAPCA[s])

Anomalies of Pulmonary Venous Return and Cor Triatriatum

Pulmonary Venous Stenosis

Surgical Management of Ebstein Malformation of the Tricuspid Valve

Congenital Anomalies of the Mitral Valve

Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction (LVOTO)

Congenital Anomalies of the Aortic Root

Transposition of the Great Arteries with Intact Ventricular Septum (TGA-IVS)

Transposition of the Great Arteries with Ventricular Septal Defect (TGA-VSD) with or without Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction (LVOTO)

Transposition of the Great Arteries with Ventricular Septal Defect (TGA-VSD) with Aortic Arch Obstruction

Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries (ccTGA)

Common Arterial Trunk (Truncus Arteriosus)

Functionally Univentricular Heart (Single Ventricle)

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)

Congenital Coronary Artery Anomalies

Pediatric Cardiac Tumors

Hybrid Approaches to Congenital Heart Disease

Acquired Cardiac Disease in Neonates, Infants, and Children

Cardiac Transplantation for Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Disease

Surgery for Adults with Congenital Heart Disease

Professionalism in Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Care

History of Congenital Heart Surgery

Approach to Patients and Families

Engaging Patients and Families in their Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Care

Ethical Issues in Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Communication in the Cardiac Operating Room

Pathways to a Career in Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Global Congenital Cardiac Surgery