Congenital heart disease

Organization of paediatric and congenital echocardiography laboratories and governance of echocardiography services and training in Europe. A Statement of the EACVI of the ESC, the AEPC, and the ESC Working Group on Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Eur Heart J Cardiovasc ImagingPublished Statement

Recommendations

As issued by the authors

  1. defining the basic facilities necessary for paediatric and congenital echocardiography laboratories

  2. detailing basic certification/accreditation requirements

  3. Optimizing staffing based on workload volumes

  4. establishing the minimal time requirements for performing and reporting on different types of congenital echocardiographic examinations

  5. implementing strategies to optimize training, quality improvement, and research

Original publication

Organization of paediatric and congenital echocardiography laboratories and governance of echocardiography services and training in Europe. A Statement of the EACVI of the ESC, the AEPC, and the ESC Working Group on Adult Congenital Heart Disease. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. Published 30 December 2025. doi:10.1093/ehjci/jeaf373

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