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© The Author(s), 2026. Published by Cambridge University Press.Textbooks continue to serve as essential central repositories of knowledge for postgraduate education in paediatric cardiology, despite the widespread availability of digital learning tools. Recent studies confirm that trainees still value textbooks for their structure, depth, and accessibility, while also requesting improved pedagogy and organisation. In preparing the 5th edition of Anderson’s Pediatric Cardiology, our editorial team implemented several deliberate educational innovations. These included (1) re-focusing towards our target audience, the congenital cardiac trainee and practicing congenital cardiologist; (2) adoption of a consistent lesion-based framework, termed the “red line,” linking anatomy, physiology, and clinical features; (3) expansion of concise visual elements such as tables, figures, algorithms, and flowcharts; and (4) incorporation of clear learning objectives throughout. These modifications were informed by feedback from trainees, educators, and practicing providers, balancing the desires and needs of the modern learner, and firmly grounded in principles of cognitive and educational science. This paper outlines the rationale, design, and pedagogical implications of these innovations within the broader context of modern medical education.
Author(s): Tretter JT, Kim ME, Kumar RK, Loomba RS, Spicer DE, Zuhlke LJ, Najm HK, Anderson RH, Mcmahon CJ
Publication type: Review
Publication status: Published
Journal: Cardiology in the Young
Year: 2026
Volume: 36
Issue: 1
Pages: 1-3
Online publication date: 22/01/2026
Acceptance date: 24/12/2025
ISSN (print): 1047-9511
ISSN (electronic): 1467-1107
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047951125110822
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951125110822
PubMed id: 41566673
