Mayo Clinic Adult Congenital Heart Disease Online Board Review 2025

Date of Original Release: December 31, 2025

Online Streaming Access: Access to online streaming course is available for lifetime from the date of purchase. Course PDF materials are available for download.

Course Description
This course will review all major topics included in the Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) blueprint. Attendees will be given exclusive access to pre-recorded videos providing information on topics identified as essential by the ABIM ACHD.

The Adult Congenital Heart Disease Online Board Review course is delivered through an online personalized learning gateway enabling learners to take a pre-assessment to identify areas of strength and weakness, then direct their learning with study recommendations that concentrate solely on areas where they need reinforcement. This comprehensive enduring course will give you a personalized and adaptive learning curriculum that is available anytime you want to access it. Learners can view prerecorded videos, listen to streaming audio presentations, review learning objectives, reference journal citations, view guidelines and board key takeaways, take notes on PowerPoint presentations.

Course Learning Objectives
Upon conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:

Differentiate simple and complex congenital cardiac lesions, best management and common association
Recognize benefits and limitations of diagnostic testing in adult congenital heart disease
Identify what diagnostic test is important for specific congenital heart disease patients
Asses optimal timing for operative intervention in patients with simple and complex congenital cardiac lesions
Interpret diagnostic testing to determine optimal plan of care
Demonstrate the ability to risk stratify patients for potential sudden cardiac death

Target Audience
This activity is appropriate for, but not limited to, Physicians, Residents, Fellows, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and all practitioners involved in the care of complex care of adult congenital heart disease patients.

+ Topics:

Embryology and AnatomyEmbryology and Anatomy
Joseph J. Maleszewski, M.D.

Complex Right Heart Lesions – Atrioventricular Canal (AVC) and Ebstein
William R. Miranda, M.D.

Transpositions – Dextro-Transposition of the Great Arteries (D-TGA) and Levo-Transposition of the Great Arteries (L-TGA)
C. Charles Jain, M.D.

Genetics In ACHD- Common Syndromes, Genetic Counseling, and Testing
Talha Niaz, M.B.B.S.

Clinical EvaluationLeft to Right Atrial Level Shunt Beyond the Basics – Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) with Pulmonary Hypertension and/or Left Ventricle Diastolic Dysfunction & Anomalous Pulmonary Veins
David S. Majdalany, M.D.

Pulmonary Atresia with Ventricular Septal Defect (PA/VSD), Pulmonary Atresia with Intafct Ventricular Septum (PA/IVS) and Truncus
William R. Miranda, M.D.

Left Ventricular (LV) Overload – Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD), Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) and Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction (LVOTO)
Heidi M. Connolly, M.D.

Simple Lesions – Pulmonary Stenosis and PDA
David S. Majdalany, M.D.

Pearls for the Boards: Physical Exam in Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD)
William R. Miranda

Pearls for the Boards: Chest X-Ray in Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD)
William R. Miranda

Noninvasive Disgnostic Testing Indications and InterpertationTetrology of Fallot (TOF)
Luke Burchill, M.B.B.S., Ph.D.

Anomalous Coronary Arteries
Naser M. Ammash, M.D.

Cardiac CT – Case Based Review of common Diagnostic Findings in ACHD
Christopher Francois, M.D.

Cardiac MRI – Case Based Review of Common Diagnostic Findings in ACHD
Francois Marcotte, M.D.

Vascular Rings
Nandan S. Anavekar, M.B., B.Ch.

Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiac CatheterizationBasics of Cardiac Catheterization – Indications, Risks, Hemodynamics Including Shunt Quantification
C. Charles Jain, M.D.

Advanced Cardiac Catherization – Lesion Specific
C. Charles Jain, M.D.

Fontan Circulation
Alexander C. Egbe, M.B.B.S., M.P.H.

Recap of Day 1 and Hemodynamic Cases for the Boards
William R. Miranda, M.D.

Advanced Cardiac Catheterization – Shunt Closures, Valve Replacmenet, Stents and Coils
Jason H. Anderson, M.D.

ArrhythmiasArrhythmias I
Abhishek Deshmukh, M.B.B.S.

Arrhythmias II
Abhishek Deshmukh, M.B.B.S.

Congenital Cardiac SurgeryCongenital Cardiac Surgery – Types, Indications and Risks
Elizabeth H. Stephens, M.D., Ph.D.

Surgical Palliative Strategies for Complex Congenital Heart Disease
M. Yasir Qureshi, M.B.B.S.

Heart Failure and Pulmonary HypertensionACHD Related Heart Failure Part I
Luke Burchill, M.B.B.S., Ph.D

ACHD Related Heart Failure Part II
Luke J. Burchill, M.B.B.S., Ph.D.

Pulmonary Hypertension – Evaluation and Treatment
Hilary M. DuBrock, M.D.

Reproductive HealthPregnancy and Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) – Specific Lesion Approach
Heidi M. Connolly, M.D.

Reproductive Health – Contraception, Pregnancy (including pre-pregnancy counseling) and Sexual Dysfunction
Katia Marisa Bravo Jaimes, M.D.

Acquired Cardiovascular Disease and Common Adult Medical ProblemsAortic Coarctation
Alexander C. Egbe, M.B.B.S., M.P.H.

Acquired Cardiovascular Disease in Common Adult Medical Problems
Sabrina D. Phillips, M.D.

Extracardiac Manifestations of Congenital Heart DiseaseEisenmenger Syndrome
Maan Jokhadar, M.D.

Aortopathy & Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm in Congenital Heart Disease
Heidi M. Connolly, M.D.

Extracardiac Manifestations of Congenital Heart Disease
Jonathan N. Johnson, M.D.

Single Ventricle Anatomy
Patrick W. O’Leary, M.D.

Life and Health ManagementMental Health Needs of Adults with Cardiovascular and Congenital Heart Disease
Laura Suarez Pardo, M.D.

Life and Health Management – A Needs-Based Approach to Supporting ACHD Patients
Kelli L. Passalacqua, L.I.C.S.W.