Congenital Heart Defects in Children: Quality of Life and Care Strategies
A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 September 2026 | Viewed by 123
Special Issue Editors
Interests: pediatric cardiology; congenital heart diseases
Interests: congenital heart disease; patent ductus arteriosus; hypoplastic left heart syndrome; exercise physiology; pediatric echocardiography; interventional echocardiography; hypertension; pulmonary hypertension
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Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to a forthcoming special edition entitled “Congenital Heart Defects in Children: Quality of Life and Care Strategies.” As survival rates for children with congenital heart defects (CHD) continue to improve, the field is rapidly evolving beyond mortality reduction toward optimizing long-term outcomes and quality of life. This Special Issue aims to highlight cutting-edge research that is redefining contemporary CHD care.
We welcome original investigations, state-of-the-art reviews, and translational studies addressing innovations in fetal and advanced cardiac imaging, computational modeling, genomics, biomarker discovery, and precision-based risk stratification. We are particularly interested in work exploring minimally invasive and hybrid interventions, next-generation device therapies, neurodevelopmental and psychosocial outcomes, exercise physiology, digital health integration, remote monitoring, and artificial intelligence-driven longitudinal care strategies.
Your expertise and leadership in this field would make a valuable contribution to this edition. We sincerely hope you will consider submitting your work for review and publication consideration.
We look forward to your participation.
Dr. Shyam Sathanandam
Dr. Ranjit Philip
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- congenital heart defects (CHD)
- pediatric cardiology
- quality of life
- precision medicine
- advanced cardiac imaging
- catheter-based interventions
- hybrid cardiac procedures
- neurodevelopmental outcomes
- digital health and remote monitoring
- artificial intelligence in cardiology
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