Specialized services include - Heart murmur evaluation
- Congenital heart defect echocardiography
- Electrocardiography (EKG) testing and interpretation
- Fetal echocardiography for the early diagnosis, planning, and treatment of congenital heart disease and rhythm disorders in the fetus
- Transesophageal echocardiography for detailed imaging of heart structures
- Cardiac MRI
- Exercise testing
- Cardiovascular sports evaluation
- Syncope (fainting) evaluation and treatment
- Chest pain evaluation and treatment
- 24 hour Holter and 30-day event EKG monitoring
- Electrophysiologic evaluation and therapeutic interventions, such as radio-frequency ablation and pacemakers, for pediatric cardiac dysrhythmias
- Evaluation and management of children with high blood pressure or high cholesterol
- Pediatric cardiac catheterization, including interventional catheterizations such as balloon valvuloplasty, angioplasty, and now transcatheter repair of atrial septal defects.
- Management of congenital heart disease patients who have reached adulthood.
- Surgery for all types of heart defects, including complex heart surgery such as the Norwood operation, the arterial switch, the Ross valve procedure, the Fontan operation, and valve replacements.
For patient convenience, the staff provides services in several communities. See the Pediatric Cardiology Outreach Locations Staff Pediatric Cardiology staff
|