{"title":"Balanced Atrio Ventricular Canal Defect: Distilling the Data","authors":"Meena Nathan MD, MPH , Alyssa Tutunjian MD, MS, MPH , Gerald Marx MD","doi":"10.1053/j.pcsu.2026.03.001","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Complete atrioventricular canal defect (CAVC) is the seventh most common congenital heart defect, affecting 1 in 1712 live births. Embryologically CAVC defect arises from failure of normal fusion of the endocardial cushions resulting in a spectrum of abnormalities that involve the atrial septum, atrioventricular (AV) valve, subvalvar apparatus, and the ventricular septum. This article will discuss historic timelines, evolution of management strategies, and outcomes following current surgical approaches in well-balanced CAVC. Recent advances in genetics and imaging techniques will also be discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38774,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual","volume":"29 ","pages":"Pages 42-53"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1092912626000128","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2026/3/24 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Complete atrioventricular canal defect (CAVC) is the seventh most common congenital heart defect, affecting 1 in 1712 live births. Embryologically CAVC defect arises from failure of normal fusion of the endocardial cushions resulting in a spectrum of abnormalities that involve the atrial septum, atrioventricular (AV) valve, subvalvar apparatus, and the ventricular septum. This article will discuss historic timelines, evolution of management strategies, and outcomes following current surgical approaches in well-balanced CAVC. Recent advances in genetics and imaging techniques will also be discussed.
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The Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual is a companion to Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery . Together with the Seminars, the Annual provides complete coverage of the specialty by focusing on important developments in pediatric cardiac surgery. Each annual volume has an expert guest editor who invites prominent surgeons to review the areas of greatest change in pediatric cardiac surgery during the year. Topics include 1) Complete Atrioventricular Canal; 2) New Concepts of Cardiac Anatomy and Function -- The Helical Heart; 3) Valve Reconstruction (Replacement) in Congenital Heart Disease; 4) Evolving Developments in Congenital Heart Surgery.