Programs and Services - Children's Heart Center for Pediatric Cardiology
Non-invasive Cardiology Services
Electrocardiography
(EKG)
Echocardiography (fetal, transthoracic, transesophageal, and intracardiac)
Dobutamine stress testing
Holter monitoring
Pacemaker and defibrillator evaluation
Stress exercise testing
Tilt table testing
Cardiac MRI
Invasive Cardiology Services
Diagnostic cardiac catheterization
Pulmonary vasoreactivity testing
Biplane angiography
Percutaneous (transcatheter) interventional therapies
- Atrial septal defect device closures
- Patent ductus arteriosus device/coil closures
- Ventriular septal defect device closures
- Intravascular stent placement/dilation
- Embolization procedures
- Balloon angioplasty (dilation of blood vessels)
- Balloon valvuloplasty (dilation of valves)
- Balloon/blade septostomy procedures
Hybrid procedures (minimally invasive catheterization/surgical procedures)
Electrophysiology studies and treatments
Radiofrequency catheter ablation
Cryoablation with three-dimensional mapping for ablations
Pacemaker and defibrillator implantation and follow up
Pacemaker and defibrillator lead extractions
Cardiothoracic Services
Open-heart and closed-heart procedures performed for all congenital defects
Focus on correcting defects early on in life whenever possible
- Transposition of the great arteries
- Tetralogy of Fallot
- AV canal correction
- Truncus arteriosis
- Interrupted arch/ventricular septal defect
- Anomalous pulmonary veins
- Hypoplastic left heart repair
- Other complex single ventricle anomalies
Early conversion to cavopulmonary connection (Glenn shunt)
Fontan and other single palliative procedures
Ross procedure (cumulative experience of over 150 patients)
Repair of congenital heart defects in adults (program in collaboration with Mayo Clinic Arizona)
Respiratory and cardiac ECMO and ventricular assist device
Other Programs
Fetal Program: Comprehensive, coordinated care involving specialists from cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, obstetricians, and neonatologists to diagnose heart conditions in utero and plan treatment
Home Monitoring Single Ventricle Program: For post-stage one Norwood reconstruction and other shunted patients
Home Monitoring Pacemaker/Defibrillator Follow-up: Patients with Pacemakers and defibrillators can be followed for routine and urgent matters related to their device from anywhere in the United States.
Contact
Cardiothoracic Surgery (602) 546-0200
Cardiology (602) 253-6000
