July 30, 2018, 10:03 a.m. – 9 p.m., Dellwood
The 9th Annual Erik’s Tournament for the Heart Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, July 30, 2018 at Dellwood Country Club. The event honors Erik, who was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, and has endured three heart surgeries at Children’s, and continues to do great!
In the normal heart, there are two atria and two ventricles. Blood comes back from the body from the superior vena cava (SVC) and inferior vena cava (IVC) to the right atrium through the tricuspid valve to the right ventricle. The ventricle contracts and blood is pumped through the pulmonary valve to the pulmonary arteries out to the lungs where the blood is oxygenated. Blood returns from the lungs by the pulmonary veins to the left atrium. It then travels from the left atrium through the mitral valve to the left ventricle. The left ventricle contracts, sending blood through the aortic valve through the aorta and out to the body.
Ninety percent of children born with heart defects are now expected to live to adulthood and beyond, thanks to surgical and medical breakthroughs. The Midwest Adult Congenital Cardiac Center (MACC) Program was created to treat these adult and adolescent survivors.
Among the leading U.S. pediatric hospitals that submit data to a large, national comparative database called the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS), Children's ranks in the top 20 in the U.S. in pediatric cardiac surgery volumes and treatment outcomes. Children's performs the most pediatric cardiac procedures in Minnesota and provides surgical care to patients from the five-state region and beyond. To see diagrams that help explain each surgical procedure listed below, visit The Children's Heart Clinic, Children's exclusive partner in the pediatric cardiovascular program.
Detecting heart problems before birth
The cardiovascular program at Children’s Minnesota offers a full range of services.
Children’s Minnesota's cardiovascular department provides comprehensive pediatric cardiovascular services - from routine care to advanced cardiac surgeries, from before birth and into adulthood. Our program treats the most pediatric cardiology patients in Minnesota and our outcomes are some of the best in the country. Our cardiovascular program is the only one in the region that is part of a health system dedicated exclusively to children.