NEET SS Pediatrics 2025: Must-Know Pediatric Cardiology Topics

When it comes to NEET SS preparation, Pediatrics is known to be one of the most rewarding yet challenging subjects. And, even within it, Pediatric cardiology is considered to be a high-yield, high-concept area that many aspirants find tricky to master
Because of the sheer volume of information and clinical nuance involved in this subject, you are bound to feel easily overwhelmed. But if you have a focused approach that helps you tackle the most important, frequently asked concepts, you can revise the subject like a breeze.
In this blog, we have carefully curated a set of frequently asked questions in Pediatric Cardiology Each question is simplified for quick revision, conceptual clarity, and exam relevance
Whether you're in the middle of your revision cycle or just getting started, use this as a rapid review tool to strengthen one of the most scoring sub-topics in Pediatrics.
Let’s break it down, concept by concept—and take a confident step forward in your NEET SS journey.

Fetal Circulation

• Major Differences In Fetal Versus Adult Circulation 
• Placenta 
• Course Of Fetal Circulation
• Changes In Circulation After Birth
• Closure Of Shunt Vessels 
• Pulmonary Vascular Resistance (Pvr) 

Chest-X Ray In Pediatric Cardiology

• Cardiac Size 
• Normal Cardiac Silhouette
• Abnormal Cardiac Silhouette
• Individual Cardiac Chambers 
• Size And Abnormalities In The Great Vessels 
• Pulmonary Blood Flow 

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Epidemiology And Syndromes In Chd

• Teratogenic Drugs Associated With Congenital Heart Diseases
• Toxins Associated With Congital Heart Diseases
• Genetic Syndrome Associated With Congenital Heart Disease 
• Cornelia De Lange Syndrome 
• Digeorge Syndrome  
• Jacobsen Syndrome
• Non-Syndromic Genetic Causes Of Congenital Heart Diseases 

Classification & Approach To Chd

• Ductus Dependent Congenital Heart Diseases 
• Nadas Criteria 

Acyanotic Congenital Heart Diseases

• Atrial Septal Defect
• Ventricular Septal Defect 
• Hemodynamics And Pathophysiology Of Vsd
• Clinical Manifestations Of Vsd
• Investigations And Diagnosis Of Vsd
• Complications Of Vsd
• Treatment Of Vsd
• Endocardial Cushion Defect (Ecd)
• Hemodynamics In Complete Ecd 
• Rastelli's Classification Of Ecd 
• Clinical Manifestations Of Ecd 
• Complications Of Ecd
• Investigations And Diagnosis Of Ecd
• Treatment Of Ecd
• Patent Ductus Arteriosus (Pda) 
• Risk Factors For Pda
• Pda In Preterm And Lbw Babies 
• Hemodynamics And Pathophysiology Of Pda
• Clinical Manifestations Of Pda 
• Coarctation Of Aorta (Coa) 
• Post-Coarctectomy Syndrome
• Interrupted Aortic Arch Syndrome

Cyanotic Congenital Heart Diseases 

• Tetralogy Of Fallot
• Hemodynamics Of Tof
• Associations Of Tof   
• Clinical Variants Of Tof
• Clinical Features Of Tof
• Hypercyanotic / Tet Spell In Tof
• Management Of Tof
• Tof With Pulmonary Atresia
• Tricuspid Atresia
• Ebstein's Anomaly
• Double Outlet Right Ventricle 
• Transposition Of Great Arteries 
• Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection 
• Truncus Arteriosus

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Pulmonary Hypertension

• Difference Between Pulmonary Hypertension And Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
• Epidemiology Of Pulmonary Hypertension
• Classification Of Pulmonary Hypertension 
• Pathological Features In Pulmonary Hypertension
• Determination Of Risk Factors Of Pulmonary Hypertension
• Treatment Of Pulmonary Hypertension 

Pediatric Cardiomyopathies

• Types Of Cardiomyopathies  
• Dilated Cardiomyopathies (Dcm)
• Restrictive Cardiomyopathy  
• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (Hcm) 
• Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy  
• Left Ventricular Non-Compaction (Lvnc)
• Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
• Endocardial Fibroelastosis (Efe)
• Loeffler's Endomyocarditis  

Myocarditis In Children

• Etiology Of Myocarditis 
• Pathophysiology Of Myocarditis 
• Clinical Features

Pericardial Diseases In Children

• Spectrum Of Pericardial Diseases In Children 
• Etiology Of Pericarditis In Children
• Pathophysiology Of Acute Pericarditis And Pericardial Effusion 
• Clinical Features Of Acute Pericarditis
• Pulsus Paradoxus 
• Cardiac Tamponade-Electrical Alternans 

Cardiac Tumors In Children

• Key Individual Cardiac Tumors
• Rhabdomyomas 
• Syndrome Associated With Cardiac Fibromas In Children
• Clinical Features Of Cardiac Tumors In Children 

Acute Rheumatic Fever (Arf)

• Arf And Rhd-A Continuum
• Molecular Mimicry
• Stages In Development Of Ars
• Pathology In Arf 
• Clinical Presentation  
• Individual Clinical Features 
• Arthritis In Arf
• Subcutaneous Nodules In Arf
• Chorea
• Management Of Arf  
• Prevention Of Arf  
• Duration Of Prophylaxis

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Rheumatic Heart Disease (Rhd)

• Role Of Subclinical Carditis (Scc) In Rhd
• Patterns Of Valvular Involvement In Rhd
• Cause Of Mr Development In Rhd
• Hemodynamics Of Mitral Regurgitation
• Clinical Features Of Mr   
• Mitral Stenosis 
• Hemodynamics In Mitral Stenosis  
• Clinical Features Of Mitral Stenosis  
• Aortic Regurgitation

Infective Endocarditis

• Terminology
• Pathogenesis
• Clinical Manifestations 
• Immune-Embolic Phenomena
• Investigations
• Diagnosis Of Ie
• Complications Of Ie 
• Management Of Ie 
• Fungal Ie 
• Role Of Antithrombotic Agents In Ie

Arrhythmias In Children

• Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Algorithm
• Algorithm For Cardiac Arrest
• Crp Quality
• Shock Energy For Defibrillation
• Drug Therapy
• Advanced Airway
• Reversible Causes Of Pediatric Cardiac Arrest
• Drug Therapy In Bradycardia
• Pediatric Tachycardia With A Pulse Algorithm
• Therapy In Tachycardia 

Arrhythmias: Drug Principles

• Principles Of Therapy In Children  
• Vaughan-Williams Classification  

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Systemic Hypertension In Children

• Definition Of Hypertension In Children  
• Definition Of Htn In Neonates And Infants 
• Simplified Bp Values Table For Screening
• Bp Measurement In Children
• Techniques Of Bp Measurement 
• Etiology Of Childhood Htn

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