Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can help save children with critical cardiac or pulmonary disease.
CVICU Provides Special Post-Procedure Care to Heart Patients
Patients who have undergone complex, cardiovascular procedures at CHOC need specialized care. They get that in a dedicated CVICU.
High Tech, All Heart
CHOC’s pediatric cardiologists are pioneering techniques that replace conventional open-heart surgery for some complex disorders.
Getting to the Heart of EKGs
The experts at the CHOC Heart Institute perform thousands of EKGs a year, as well as other noninvasive cardiodiagnostic tests and procedures.
Causes of Chest Pain in Children
Dr. Pierangelo Renella, a pediatric cardiologist at CHOC, explains the signs and causes of chest pain in children common condition.
CHOC Doctor’s Expertise Gives Boy Improved Heart Health
In the minimally invasive procedure, a hollow tube holding a heart valve is inserted into a vein in the leg and is guided to the heart.
Heart Murmurs in Children
Check out these helpful facts about heart murmurs in children from Dr. Nita Doshi, pediatric cardiologist at CHOC.
Chest Pain – What Parents Should Know
In this Q&A, Dr. Pierangelo Renella explains the signs and causes of this common condition, rarely associated with the heart.
Melody Therapy at CHOC Improving Lives For Patients With Heart Disease
The new Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve (TPV) Therapy is a less invasive procedure which can delay the need for open heart surgery.