NSGC Genetic Counseling for Congenital Heart Disease Guideline Summary - Guideline Central

Design and created by Guideline Central in participation with the National Society of Genetic Counselors.

Document Overview

Document Title: Genetic Counseling for Congenital Heart Disease

Authoring Society: National Society of Genetic Counselors

Document Publication Date: Sep 12, 2021

Page Last Reviewed/Updated: Feb 12, 2026

Document Type: Consensus

Country of Publication: United States

Full Text Freely Available: Yes

Full Text Guideline: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jgc4.1498

Source Citation: Ison HE, Griffin EL, Parrott A, Shikany AR, Meyers L, Thomas MJ, Syverson E, Demo EM, Fitzgerald KK, Fitzgerald-Butt S, Ziegler KL, Schartman AF, Stone KM, Helm BM. Genetic counseling for congenital heart disease - Practice resource of the national society of genetic counselors. J Genet Couns. 2021 Sep 12. doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1498. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34510635.

Document Scope, Criteria, and Use Cases

Scope: Assessment and Screening, Counseling

Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)

D006330 - Heart Defects, Congenital

D005820 - Genetic Testing

D005817 - Genetic Counseling

Keywords: CHD, congenital heart disease, genetic counseling, genetic testing

Health Care Settings: Ambulatory, Laboratory Services

Intended Users: Genetics, Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Physician, Physician Assistant

Recommendation Development Processes & Methodology

Supplemental Methodology Resources: Data Supplement Data Supplement

Number of Source Documents: 103

Includes peer/external review process?: Yes

Includes public comment process?: No

Methodologist involvement?: Yes

Patient involvement?: No

Includes multi-disciplinary group?: Yes

Includes systematic review?: Yes

Grades quality of strength of evidence?: No

Grades quality of strength of recommendation?: No

Discloses funding source?: Yes

Discloses conflicts of interest?: Yes

Includes benefits/harms analysis with recommendations?: Yes