Pediatric heart surgery, tests, & treatment
At Children’s Minnesota, we are dedicated to providing comprehensive cardiovascular care for patients with congenital heart defects. We treat patients from before birth through adulthood, and offer pediatric cardiac surgery, testing, and treatment for arrhythmias, congenital heart defects, acquired heart disease, and more. Our commitment to excellence drives us to diagnose and treat a wide array of heart and blood vessel conditions, recognizing the impact congenital heart defects have on approximately 1 in 100 babies.
Common signs and symptoms we see
- Chest pain
- Congenital heart disease
- Family history of heart conditions
- Heart murmurs
- Hypertension
- Palpitations
- Poor and slow weight gain
- Syncope (fainting) and dizziness
Conditions we treat, available in Spanish, Somali and Hmong
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- Anomalous left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Anomalous aortic origin of the coronary artery
- Aortic atresia
- Aortic stenosis – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Arrhythmias program
- Atrial septal defect (ASD) – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Atrioventricular block – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Atrioventricular Septal Defect (AVSD) – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
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- Cardiac arrhythmias
- Cardiac tumors
- Cardiomyopathy – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Cardiomyopathy, dilated – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Conduction system of the heart – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Coarctation of the aorta – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (L-TGA) – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Congestive heart failure (CHF)
- Cor triatriatum – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
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- Genetic disorders including but not limited to:
- 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (DiGeorge syndrome, VCF syndrome)
- Down syndrome
- Marfan syndrome
- Turner syndrome
I
- Interrupted aortic arch – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Interrupted inferior vena cava (IVC)
K
- Kawasaki disease
L
- Left ventricular-aorta tunnel
- Lipid abnormalities
- Long QT syndrome
M
- Mitral regurgitation – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Mitral stenosis – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Mitral valve atresia
- Mitral valve prolapse – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Mitral valve stenosis
- Multisystem inflammatory disease in children (MIS-C)
- Myocarditis
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- Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR)
- Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Pericarditis
- Pulmonary atresia (MAPCA) – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Pulmonary atresia intact ventricular septum (IVS) – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Pulmonary valve stenosis – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
R
- Rheumatic heart disease
S
- Scimitar syndrome
- Shone’s syndrome – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Single ventricle heart defects – See our program.
T
- Tetralogy of fallot (TOF) – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVR) – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Tricuspid atresia – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Tricuspid valve dysplasia
- Tricuspid regurgitation – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Truncus arteriosus – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
V
- Vascular rings: double aortic arch – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Vascular rings (Circumflex aortic arch) – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Ventricular aneurysm
- Ventricular diverticulum
- Ventricular septal defect (VSD) – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
Cardiac tests we provide
Imaging services
Cardiac catheterization
Heart rhythm
- Electrocardiography (ECG)
- Electrophysiology study
- Ablation procedure
- Arrhythmia monitoring
- Exercise stress testing
- Pacemaker interrogation
- Ablation procedure
Pediatric cardiac surgeries we perform, available in Spanish, Somali and Hmong
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- Anomalous aortic origin of coronary artery repair
- Anomalous coronary artery
- Anomalous left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Aortic arch augmentation
- Aortic root replacement
- Aortic valve repair
- Aortic valve repair/valvotomy and replacement
- Aortic valve replacement (AVR) – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Aortopulmonary shunt repair
- Arterial switch operation – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Ascending aortic augmentation replacement
- Atrial septal defect (ASD) repair – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD) repair – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
D
- Damus-Kaye Stansel procedure
- Diaphragm plication
- Double switch procedure – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
G
- Generator change
I
- Implantable loop recorder
- Interrupted aortic arch repair – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Intra-cardiac defibrillator
M
- Mitral valve repair – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Mitral valve replacement bioprosthetic – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Modified Blalock-Taussig shunt procedure – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Modified Fontan procedure: extracardiac conduit
- Modified Norwood procedure – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
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- Pacemaker placement epicardial – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Pacemaker placement transvenous – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Pacer placement
- Partial anomalous pulmonary venous repair
- Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (Warden procedure) repair
- Patent ductus arteriosus
- Patent ductus arteriosus ligation
- Pericardial window/tube pericardiostomy placement
- Pericardiostomy
- Placement of pulmonary artery band
- Placement of right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit
- Pulmonary arterioplasty
- Pulmonary valve repair
- Pulmonary valve replacement – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
R
- Rastelli procedure – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Ross procedure – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Ross/Konno procedure
- Right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit (RV-PA) – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
S
- Subaortic stenosis repair
- Supravalvar aortic stenosis repair
T
- Tetralogy of Fallot repair – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
- Total anomalous pulmonary venous return repair
- Tricuspid valve repair
- Tricuspid valve repair/replacement
- Tricuspid valve replacement
- Truncus arteriosus repair
V
- Valve sparing aortic root replacement
- Vascular ring obstruction repair
- Vascular ring repair
- Ventricular septal defect repair – Spanish, Somali, Hmong.
Specialty cardiac programs we offer at Children’s Minnesota
- ECMO program
- Cardio-Oncology Clinic
- Fetal cardiology (Available in Minneapolis and St. Paul at MWFCC)
- Heart failure & heart transplant clinic
- Intensive care follow-up clinic – Neurodevelopmental services
- Lipid Clinic
- Midwest Adult Congenital Cardiac (MACC) Center
- Project Adam Minnesota – CPR and AED school initiative
- Single ventricle cardiac home monitoring program
- 22q Clinic (22q11.2 deletion syndrome, also known as velocardiofacial syndrome or DiGeorge syndrome)
Educational materials
Explore our educational resources to learn more about pediatric cardiology, including heart surgery, diagnosis, and treatment. You’ll find articles, and guides that explain heart problems, understand treatment choices and other community resources.
