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Consensus and Position Papers on Adult Congenital Heart Disease

ESC Working Group on Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Three-dimensional echocardiography in adults with congenital heart disease: a scientific statement of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Adult Congenital Heart Disease and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging of the European Society of Cardiology

European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
28 Mar 2025

Transition to adulthood and transfer to adult care of adolescents with congenital heart disease: a global consensus statement of the ESC Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (ACNAP), the ESC Working Group on Adult Congenital Heart Disease (WG ACHD), the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC), the Pan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR), the Asia-Pacific Pediatric Cardiac Society (APPCS), the Inter-American Society of Cardiology (IASC), the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ), the International Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ISACHD), the World Heart Federation (WHF), the European Congenital Heart Disease Organisation (ECHDO), and the Global Alliance for Rheumatic and Congenital Hearts (Global ARCH)

European Heart Journal
1 Jul 2021

Imaging the adult with simple shunt lesions: position paper from the EACVI and the ESC WG on ACHD. Endorsed by AEPC (Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology)

European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
18 Dec 2020

Coronavirus disease 2019 in adults with congenital heart disease: a position paper from the ESC working group of adult congenital heart disease, and the International Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease

European Heart Journal
12 Dec 2020

Recommendations for advance care planning in adults with congenital heart disease: a position paper from the ESC Working Group of Adult Congenital Heart Disease, the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (ACNAP), the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), and the International Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ISACHD)

European Heart Journal
29 Aug 2020

Recommendations for participation in competitive and leisure sports in patients with congenital heart disease: a consensus document

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
1 Jun 2006