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Table 15. Atrioventricular Septal Defect: Routine Follow-Up
and Testing Intervals
Type of Follow-
Up or Testing
Physiological
Stage A* (mo)
Physiological
Stage B* (mo)
Physiological
Stage C* (mo)
Physiological
Stage D* (mo)
Outpatient
ACHD
cardiologist
24–36 12–24 6–12 3–6
Electrocardiogram 24–36 12–24
12 12
Transthoracic
echocardiogram
24–36 12–24 12 12
Modified with permission from Stout et al. Copyright © 2018 American Heart Association, Inc.
and American College of Cardiolog y Foundation.
* See Section 2.2 for details on the ACHD anatomic and physiological classification system.
ACHD indicates adult congenital heart disease.
