Leaders in Pediatric Cardiac Care
Eight out of every 1,000 babies born
in the United States are born with a congenital heart abnormality. Using
state-of-the-art equipment combined with the latest treatments and years of
experience, UT Southwestern’s pediatric cardiologists provide comprehensive
care for these young patients, beginning with evaluation and diagnosis and
progressing through all stages of treatment.
UT Southwestern’s pediatric cardiology services
are provided through the Heart Center at Children’s Health. Each year, our physicians see approximately 6,500
patients and perform cardiac surgery on approximately 700 children.
Conditions We Treat
From prenatal diagnosis to adulthood,
we’re here for our pediatric patients. Cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, cardiac
intensive care unit physicians, cardiac anesthesiologists, and specialized
nurses collaborate to ensure families are in the best hands for their child’s
cardiac care.
Our nationally recognized Heart
Center at Children’s Health includes subspecialty cardiology programs in:
- Heart
failure
- Heart
transplantation
- Preventive
cardiology
- Young
adult congenital heart disorders
- Cardiac
imaging
- Cardiovascular
genetics
- Cardiothoracic
surgery
Inpatient services are divided
between the 32-bed Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, where patients receive
concentrated treatment and monitoring, and the 30-bed cardiology inpatient
floor, where all beds have data transfer capabilities with central monitoring.
The Heart Center also houses our Fetal Heart and Coronary clinics.
In addition, we offer two catheterization
laboratories for diagnostic and interventional procedures, including pacemaker,
defibrillator, long term event monitor, and catheter ablation; an
echocardiography suite, including special areas for fetal echocardiography; and
a complete noninvasive monitoring laboratory.
Learn more about the Heart
Center at Children’s Health and the care we provide.