CONGENITAL HEART SURGERY
Pediatric heart surgery has been
performed at Texas Children’s
Hospital since it opened in
1954. Today, Texas Children’s
Heart Center is recognized
across the globe as a leader in
this highly specialized field
and performs more than 1,000
surgical procedures each year
with
outcomes among the best in
the nation.
The Congenital Heart Surgery
Service offers a comprehensive
surgical program that includes
every procedure available for
the treatment of pediatric heart
disease and defects. We care for
children of every age, including
preterm and low-birth-weight
newborns, tailoring procedures
and treatments to the needs of
each individual child and his or
her family. During surgery, this
individualized approach includes
cardiopulmonary bypass and
neuroprotection strategies
customized to each patient’s
condition and needs, helping to
ensure optimal outcomes are
achieved.
A highly skilled,
multidisciplinary team, whose
members are extensively trained
and experienced, is dedicated
exclusively to pediatric
congenital heart surgery and
treatment. Surgical procedures performed
at Texas Children's Heart Center include:
- Aortic
arch advancement
- Aortic
valve repair
- Arterial
switch
- Atrial septal defect and
ventricular septal defect closures
- Atrioventricular
canal repair
- Blalock-Taussig
shunt
- Coarctation
repair
- Double-switch
procedures
- Fontans
procedure
- Glenn
shunt
- Heart
and lung transplantations
- Norwood
operation
- Patent
ductus arteriosus ligation
- Rastelli
procedure
- Repair
of Ebstein's anomaly
- Repair
of anomalous coronary artery
- Ross
procedure
-
Tetralogy of Fallot repair
-
Transposition of great arteries repair
- Ventricular
assist devices
