# Adult Congenital Heart Disease BachelorClass

## Metadata
- Content type: Course
- Canonical URL: https://123sonography.com/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass
- Published: December 6, 2021
- Last updated: July 9, 2025
- Category: Echo
- Course Type: Bachelor Class

## Overview
The course covers all major congenital heart defects such as ventricular and atrial septal defects (ASD+VSD), patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), congenital valve disease, LVOT / RVOT obstruction, tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), Coarctation (CoA) and more. The course also includes the basics of complex congenital abnormalities (i.e., surgical procedures, Transposition of the great arteries (TGA), single ventricles, and abnormal pulmonary venous connections (APVC). Watch hundreds of examples, patient demonstrations and learn ACHD from top experts in the field. Note: This course includes AI-generated translations in Spanish and Arabic. Accuracy is not guaranteed (read more in Terms & Conditions)

## Media
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## Snapshot
- Duration: 17.6 hours
- Total CME credits that can be earned: 16.5
- Chapters: 19
- Lectures: 64
- Quizzes: 18

## Intended Audience
- Sonographers
- Cardiologists
- Cardiovascular surgeons
- Internists
- Anaesthetists
- Pediatric Cardiologists

## Faculty
- [Elena Surkova, MD, MSc, PhD](/speaker/32) - Cardiologist; Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals
- [Matthias Schneider, MD, MSc](/speaker/21) - Cardiologist; Campus Virchow Klinikum, Charité Berlin
- [Prof. Thomas Binder, MD, FESC](/speaker/30) - Cardiologist, Head of Digital Learning; Medical University of Vienna

## Learning Objectives
- After completing this course, you will be able to correctly diagnose “common” and (more or less) “simple” congenital heart defects.
- In addition, this course teaches you to assess a prognosis and thoroughly understand the individual treatment options.
- Even though this course focuses on the echocardiographic assessment of congenital heart defects, you will also learn about other imaging modalities such as MRI and CT.

## Topics
- Cardiology
- Vascular / Angiology
- Radiology
- Internal Medicine
- Anaesthesiology
- Pediatrics & Neonatology
- Other (please specify)

## Pricing Options
- Supported currencies: AED, CLP, COP, EGP, EUR, INR, MXN, PEN, QAR, USD

### One-Month Access
- Payment type: Monthly subscription
- Price: €167
- Currency: EUR
- Access duration: 1 month
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Take the most flexible route with a monthly subscription.

You get:

- Cancellation possible anytime after 4 months minimum run time
- Ability to complete quizzes and earn CME credits

### Half-Year Access
- Payment type: One-time payment
- Price: €940
- Currency: EUR
- Access duration: 6 months
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Our shortest option for very fast learners. Ideal for people who have plenty of time to learn.

You get:

- 6 months access to our course
- Ability to complete quizzes and earn CME credits

### One-Year Access
- Payment type: One-time payment
- Price: €1316
- Currency: EUR
- Access duration: 12 months
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Our most recommended access duration to dive deep into the course. Save 30% on the 6-month option.

You get:

- 12 months access to our course
- Ability to complete quizzes and earn CME credits

### Two-Year Access
- Payment type: One-time payment
- Price: €2256
- Currency: EUR
- Access duration: 24 months
- Add to cart: /add-to-cart/10/313
If you want to take your time learning, this option is perfect for you. Save 40% on the 6-month option.

You get:

- 24 months access to our course
- Ability to complete quizzes and earn CME credits

## Recommended Blog Posts
- [Broken Hearts on Valentine's Day, Seriously? Yes, seriously!](/blog/case/broken-hearts-valentines-day) - Have you heard of the "broken heart" syndrome? Here we have a case for you – can you spot the problem on echo?
- [Echo Challenge: Which patient most likely has an ASD I (primum defect)?](/blog/case/echo-challenge-which-patient-most-likely-has-asd-i-primum-defect) - Can you solve this Echo Challenge in the area of Adult Congenital Heart Disease?
- [Echo Challenge: Which patient does NOT have an atrial septal defect?](/blog/case/echo-challenge-which-patient-does-not-have-atrial-septal-defect) - Look at these images – can you tell what is the correct answer?
- [Why Congenital Heart Defects Are No Longer Just a Concern for Specialists](/blog/common-topics/why-congenital-heart-defects-are-no-longer-just-concern-specialists) - Cardiologists are increasingly seeing patients with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) in their practices. It is now essential for cardiologists, who used to focus on acquired heart diseases, to be knowledgeable...

## CME Information

### Introduction

The goal of this activity is to provide online education for the course Adult Congenital Heart Disease BachelorClass.

This activity is intended for sonographers, cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, internists, anesthetists, and pediatric cardiologists.

### Financial disclosures

Prof. Dr. Binder does not have any relevant financial relationship with ineligible companies to disclose; Dr. Elena Surkova does not have any relevant financial relationship with ineligible companies to disclose; Dr. Matthias Schneider does not have any relevant financial relationship with ineligible companies to disclose; Staff at Siyemi Learning and 123 Sonography do not have any relevant financial relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.

This course is certified for CME, further information on how to claim your CME credits can be found below.

### CME information

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Siyemi Learning and 123 Sonography. Siyemi Learning is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Siyemi Learning designates this enduring material for a maximum of 16.5 *AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™*. Physicians should claim only the credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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### How to earn your CME credit

In order to earn credit, you must watch the videos, take the quiz (pass mark 75%), and complete the evaluation on your dashboard. While you can claim CME certificates as you work through each chapter, if you prefer (e.g. if you are only able to use full credits because you are based in Europe) you can claim a single certificate for your total activity in this course. It will be available to download on your dashboard after you have completed all quizzes and evaluated all chapters.

Release date: June 2022

Expiry date: June 2025

Revision date: June 2025

Expiry date: June 2028

## Curriculum

### Free lectures
Enjoy this 3 part series with the TOP TIPS IN ADULT CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE!
- Chapter content: 3 lectures and 0 quizzes
- Lecture: [Free lecture 1](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_2314) (Duration: 00:17; Free) - In part 1, you will find out why you should learn how to image patients with congenital heart disease. This lecture demonstrates additional echocardiographic views that you must know if you want to master this topic. Here we also cover the typical features of patent ductus...
- Lecture: [Free lecture 2](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_2315) (Duration: 00:15; Free) - In part 2, we continue where we left off and deal with shunt lesions such as ASDs, VSD, and Tetrology of Fallot. In this lecture, you will also find out what you need to look for in patients with Marfan´s disease and what a double-chambered right ventricle is.
- Lecture: [Free lecture 3](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_2316) (Duration: 00:13; Free) - The last lecture of this three-part mini-course in Adult Congenital Heart Disease deals with Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries (ccTGA). This pathology can easily be missed if you don’t know what “valvular offset” means. Finally, we discuss cleft mitral...

### Introduction
Here we cover the fundamentals, What can you expect?
- Chapter content: 1 lectures and 1 quizzes
- Chapter CME credits that can be earned: 0.5
- Lecture: [Introduction](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1270) (Duration: 00:29)
- CME Quiz: ACHD - Introduction (CME: 0.5)

### How to Image Patients with ACHD
Here we teach you how to use a systemic approach when you image your patients.
- Chapter content: 2 lectures and 1 quizzes
- Chapter CME credits that can be earned: 1
- Lecture: [Situs, position of the heart, morphology of atria and ventricles](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1271) (Duration: 00:31)
- Lecture: [AV and VA connections, standard ACHD protocol](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1272) (Duration: 00:31)
- CME Quiz: ACHD - How to image patients with ACHD (CME: 1)

### Specific considerations in ACHD patients
Imaging patients with ACHD is different, here are some things you need to know.
- Chapter content: 4 lectures and 1 quizzes
- Chapter CME credits that can be earned: 1.5
- Lecture: [Right ventricle in ACHD](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1273) (Duration: 00:31)
- Lecture: [Assessment of PV and Pulmonary Arteries](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1274) (Duration: 00:25)
- Lecture: [Shunts and hemodynamics](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1275) (Duration: 00:22)
- Lecture: [Functional assessment cases](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1662) (Duration: 00:10)
- CME Quiz: ACHD - Specific considerations in ACHD patients (CME: 1.5)

### Ventricular Septal Defects (VSD)
Classification-, Embryology-, Imaging-, hemodynamics-, and therapy of VSD.
- Chapter content: 3 lectures and 1 quizzes
- Chapter CME credits that can be earned: 1
- Lecture: [Basics Part 1](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1276) (Duration: 00:23)
- Lecture: [Basics Part 2](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1277) (Duration: 00:15)
- Lecture: [Other](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1278) (Duration: 00:16)
- CME Quiz: ACHD - VSD (CME: 1)

### Atrial Shunt Lesions (ASD)
Types of ASD, echo imaging, role of contrast, Qp: Qs, PFO and iatrogenic ASD.
- Chapter content: 6 lectures and 1 quizzes
- Chapter CME credits that can be earned: 1
- Lecture: [Overview, facts](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1279) (Duration: 00:11)
- Lecture: [Making the diagnosis](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1280) (Duration: 00:16)
- Lecture: [ASD II](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1281) (Duration: 00:08)
- Lecture: [ASD I, Sinus venosus and coronary sinus defects](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1282) (Duration: 00:22)
- Lecture: [Follow up](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1283) (Duration: 00:04)
- Lecture: [PFO and iatrogenic ASD](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1663) (Duration: 00:14)
- CME Quiz: ACHD - ASD (CME: 1)

### Right Ventricular Outflow Tract (RVOT) Obstruction
Infundibular/ subinfundibular and valvular obstruction, hemodynamic assessment.
- Chapter content: 4 lectures and 1 quizzes
- Chapter CME credits that can be earned: 0.75
- Lecture: [Basics](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1284) (Duration: 00:10)
- Lecture: [Pulmonary valve stenosis](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1285) (Duration: 00:11)
- Lecture: [Infundibular stenosis](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1286) (Duration: 00:06)
- Lecture: [Supravalvular/ surgical corrections](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1287) (Duration: 00:17)
- CME Quiz: ACHD - RVOT (CME: 0.75)

### Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
Anatomy, Imaging, hemodynamics and management of PDA.
- Chapter content: 3 lectures and 1 quizzes
- Chapter CME credits that can be earned: 0.75
- Lecture: [PDA Imaging / Diagnosis / Classification](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1288) (Duration: 00:24)
- Lecture: [Case Examples](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1289) (Duration: 00:14)
- Lecture: [Management](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1290) (Duration: 00:05)
- CME Quiz: ACHD - PDA (CME: 0.75)

### Aortic Disease
Aortic dilatation, how to measure the Ao, genetic syndromes and connective tissue disorders.
- Chapter content: 4 lectures and 1 quizzes
- Chapter CME credits that can be earned: 1.5
- Lecture: [Coarctation](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1291) (Duration: 00:33)
- Lecture: [Hypoplasia, interrupted and double aortic arch. Common arterial trunk](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1292) (Duration: 00:20)
- Lecture: [Dilatation/Aneurysm](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1664) (Duration: 00:30)
- Lecture: [Aortic Dissection](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1665) (Duration: 00:13)
- CME Quiz: ACHD - Aortic Disease (CME: 1.5)

### Left Ventricular Outflow Tract (LVOT) and Aortic Stenosis (AS)
Bicuspid valves / variations, sub- and supravalvular aortic stenosis.
- Chapter content: 3 lectures and 1 quizzes
- Chapter CME credits that can be earned: 0.5
- Lecture: [Subvalvular Aortic stenosis](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1293) (Duration: 00:07)
- Lecture: [Congenital abnormalities of the aortic valve](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1294) (Duration: 00:24)
- Lecture: [Supravalvular AS](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1295) (Duration: 00:05)
- CME Quiz: ACHD - LVOT and AS (CME: 0.5)

### Tetrology of Fallot (TOF)
Imaging of TOF, hemodynamics, complications after TOF repair, other imaging modalities.
- Chapter content: 3 lectures and 1 quizzes
- Chapter CME credits that can be earned: 1.25
- Lecture: [Basics](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1296) (Duration: 00:33)
- Lecture: [Late complications / Sequalae](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1297) (Duration: 00:22)
- Lecture: [CMR](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1298) (Duration: 00:13)
- CME Quiz: ACHD - Tetrology of Fallot (TOF) (CME: 1.25)

### Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries (ccTGA)
Description and imaging of ccTGA, hemodymamics, role of the RV, complications.
- Chapter content: 2 lectures and 1 quizzes
- Chapter CME credits that can be earned: 0.75
- Lecture: [Part 1 Basics/Imaging](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1299) (Duration: 00:20)
- Lecture: [Part 2 Cases](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1666) (Duration: 00:25)
- CME Quiz: ACHD - ccTGA (CME: 0.75)

### Complex Congenital Malformations
Overview of complex defects, Eisenmenger syndrome, complications.
- Chapter content: 3 lectures and 1 quizzes
- Chapter CME credits that can be earned: 0.75
- Lecture: [Overview/Defects](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1300) (Duration: 00:21)
- Lecture: [DORV](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1301) (Duration: 00:11)
- Lecture: [Eisenmenger](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1302) (Duration: 00:15)
- CME Quiz: ACHD - Complex Congenital Malformations (CME: 0.75)

### Surgery
Surgical Procedures in congenital heart disease.
- Chapter content: 2 lectures and 1 quizzes
- Chapter CME credits that can be earned: 0.75
- Lecture: [Part 1](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1303) (Duration: 00:25)
- Lecture: [Part 2](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1304) (Duration: 00:25)
- CME Quiz: ACHD - Surgery (CME: 0.75)

### Congenital Mitral Valve Pathologies
Leaflet hypoplasia, cleft- double orifice-, parachute- and arcade mitral valve.
- Chapter content: 3 lectures and 1 quizzes
- Chapter CME credits that can be earned: 1
- Lecture: [Part 1 (MV Assessmemt + Hypoplasia)](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1305) (Duration: 00:28)
- Lecture: [Part 2 (Cleft)](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1306) (Duration: 00:08)
- Lecture: [Part 3 (Congenital MS + Congenital vs non congenital)](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1307) (Duration: 00:19)
- CME Quiz: ACHD - Congenital Mitral Valve Pathologies (CME: 1)

### Ebstein Anomaly
Description- assessment-, hemodynamics- correction and associated lesions of Ebstein´s anomaly.
- Chapter content: 1 lectures and 1 quizzes
- Chapter CME credits that can be earned: 0.25
- Lecture: [Ebstein](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1308) (Duration: 00:17)
- CME Quiz: ACHD - Ebstein (CME: 0.25)

### Pathologies of the Coronary Sinus
Dilatation of the coronary sinus, persistent left SVC, -unroofed coronary sinus.
- Chapter content: 2 lectures and 1 quizzes
- Chapter CME credits that can be earned: 0.25
- Lecture: [Basics](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1660) (Duration: 00:08)
- Lecture: [Pathologies of the CS](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1661) (Duration: 00:14)
- CME Quiz: ACHD - Pathologies of the Coronary Sinus (CME: 0.25)

### Pregnancy and ACHD
Hemodynamic effects of pregnancy, which patients are at risk? Eisenmenger syndrome.
- Chapter content: 2 lectures and 1 quizzes
- Chapter CME credits that can be earned: 0.75
- Lecture: [Part 1 Fundamentals/hemodynamics](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1658) (Duration: 00:16)
- Lecture: [Part 2 Defects and risk](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1659) (Duration: 00:28)
- CME Quiz: ACHD - Pregnancy and ACHD (CME: 0.75)

### Cases in ACHD
In this chapter, Elena, Matthias and Thomas present cases directly from the lab.
- Chapter content: 13 lectures and 1 quizzes
- Chapter CME credits that can be earned: 2.25
- Lecture: [A patient with a loud murmur](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1667) (Duration: 00:08) - Why does this patient have a systolic diastolic jet seen in a short axis view?
- Lecture: [Strange cavity](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1668) (Duration: 00:05) - A “can´t miss finding”. But what is it?
- Lecture: [Twist and turns](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1669) (Duration: 00:03) - How color Doppler and contrast can help in complex situations
- Lecture: [The “RAC” sign](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1670) (Duration: 00:02) - Once you have seen these images you will never forget this pathology
- Lecture: [ALCAPA](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1671) (Duration: 00:02) - A coronary anomaly that you should pick up with echo
- Lecture: [Biventricular hypertrophy – but why?](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1672) (Duration: 00:14) - A lesson in hemodynamics
- Lecture: [Problems of the Aorta](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1673) (Duration: 00:10) - A potpourri of cases, contrasting different congenital pathologies of the Aorta
- Lecture: [Aortic dissection or not?](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1674) (Duration: 00:17) - Does this patient have two pathologies? CT will give the answer
- Lecture: [Right heart problem in a patient with an ASD](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1675) (Duration: 00:06) - Does the ASD truly explain right heart dilatation?
- Lecture: [A surprise finding in a patient long after aortic valve replacement](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1676) (Duration: 00:06) - Incidental findings are called incidental because you don’t suspect them
- Lecture: [A simple ASD?](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1677) (Duration: 00:10) - Don’t be fooled by the obvious. The case shows how important a second look can be.
- Lecture: [One, two, three](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1678) (Duration: 00:09) - A pathology which is easy to diagnose, but what are its variations?
- Lecture: [Q&A session](/adult-congenital-heart-disease-bachelorclass#sg_course_lecture_1679) (Duration: 00:11)
- CME Quiz: Cases in ACHD (CME: 2.25)