Children’s Heart Institute
Children's Heart Institute is a leader in diagnosing and treating heart problems. As one of only two pediatric cardiac care facilities in southeast Texas, our sole focus on children's heart care allows us to offer the most advanced treatment and technology to Houston's smallest residents. The physicians at the Children’s Heart Institute are academic faculty at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston and leaders in the field of pediatric heart care, providing a broad range of services for children with congenital and acquired heart disorders.Children with complex health problems that often accompany heart disorders benefit from comprehensive, multidisciplinary care delivered in collaboration with other departments within Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and from our affiliation with The University of Texas Medical School at Houston.
When pediatric cardiac surgery is required, we provide outstanding treatment focused on the best possible outcome for each child in our care. Recent improvements in non-surgical treatments allow our physicians to offer patients conservative treatment when appropriate. On-site sedation is available, with care provided by specially trained personnel.
Read about a few of our past Children’s Heart Institute patients:
Cleimar – Atrioventricular Canal Defect, Tetralogy of Fallot, Pulmonary Atresia and Patent Ductus Arteriosus Noah - Coarctation of the Aorta
Scope of Expertise
- Balloon angioplasty and valvoplasty
- Cardiopulmonary bypass
- Diagnostic and therapeutic cardiac catheterization
- Diagnostic fetal cardiology and genetic counseling
- Early one-stage corrective surgery
- Electrophysiology and other non-invasive imaging
- Expert diagnosis of cardiac problems
- Fetal cardiology
- Fetal and pediatric echocardiography
- Intensive care medicine
- Investigational trials and drug studies
- Neonatal and pediatric open- and closed-heart procedures
- Preventive cardiology
- Pacemaker implants
- Angiography
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- Cardiac MR
- Cardiac catheterization
- Computer-aided diagnosis
- Dobutamine echocardiogram
- Extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
- Fetal echocardiograms
- Fluoroscopy
- Electrocardiogram
- Holter monitor
- MRI
- Nuclear medicine
- Oximetry
- PET/CT
- Special procedures
- Stress echocardiogram
- Transesophageal echocardiogram
- Transthoracic echocardiogram
- Vascular ultrasound
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Prevention
Because many of the most significant risk factors for heart disease in adults have their origins in childhood, our medical staff pays special attention to prevention, encouraging parents to reduce their child’s risk factors – hypertension, obesity, poor nutritional habits and lack of exercise. Treatment may be as simple as dietary modifications or cholesterol-reducing medications.
Partnership with Referring Physicians
Throughout the evaluation and treatment process, we keep referring physicians informed about patient progress both in writing and by phone. After a patient’s first office visit, referring physicians receive a summary of the initial diagnosis, pending tests and treatment options. In cases that involve surgery, a second follow-up report details surgical outcomes and post-operative therapy.
Contact Us
Pediatric Cardiology Clinic
University of Texas Health Science Center Professional Building
6410 Fannin, Suite 500
Houston, TX 77030
832-325-6516
Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic
6410 Fannin, Suite 1400
University of Texas Health Science Center Professional Building
Houston, TX 77030
713-500-7339