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EDITORIAL article
Front. Pediatr.
Sec. Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fped.2025.1599311
This article is part of the Research Topic Management of Congenital Heart Disease: Challenges, Implications, Innovations and Pitfalls View all 9 articles
Editorial: Management of Congenital Heart Disease: Challenges, Implications, Innovations, and Pitfalls
Provisionally accepted- Department of Pediatrics / Pediatrics Cardiology Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
Congenital heart disease (CHD) poses one of the most complex challenges in modern medicine. Impacting numerous people worldwide, it affects individuals from fetal development through adulthood, necessitating precise diagnosis along with personalized and adaptive treatment strategies. Congenital heart disease (CHD) care is rapidly evolving, driven by advancements in molecular biology, imaging technologies, intervention techniques, and patient monitoring. This research topic features eight significant contributions that highlight this evolution. Instead of presenting these advancements in isolation, I aimed to connect these works and create a compelling narrative for the future management of CHD. Viewing the interaction between hypoxia and systemic inflammatory responses through Liu et al.'s discussion on inflammation reveals significant insights. Factors such as altitude, air quality, and nutrition must increasingly be integrated into personalized care plans.Each of the eight contributions in this Research Topic provides insight into a specific area of care for congenital heart disease (CHD). Together, they tell a more comprehensive and impactful story-a narrative of a field that is embracing complexity, leveraging technology, and moving toward truly individualized medicine.
Keywords: congenital heart disease, Challenges, Genetics, intervention, imaging
Received: 24 Mar 2025; Accepted: 02 Apr 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Di Bernardo. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Stefano Carmelo Di Bernardo, Department of Pediatrics / Pediatrics Cardiology Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, 1011, Switzerland
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