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Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Expert Care You Can Count On

Hearing your child needs heart surgery can take any parent out of their comfort zone. For many congenital heart conditions, though, it’s the most suitable approach for some children in the newborn to adolescent age groups. If that’s the case for your child, you want the most advanced care delivered by some of the best pediatric heart surgeons available.

At The Heart Center at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, we perform over 200 cardiac operations annually and consistently ranked among the top cardiology and heart surgery programs in the nation. Depending on your child’s heart condition, we may recommend one of the following procedures:

  • Complex neonatal congenital heart surgery
  • Cardiopulmonary support, including:
    • Ventricular assist
    • Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
  • Autologous or directed blood donation (for surgeries requiring blood transfusions)

In addition, if your child has their heart condition diagnosed before birth by one of the perinatal physicians at Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies, our team can work with the perinatal physicians and your family to quickly address any issues upon birth.

A place where the healing begins

"Everyone was wonderful every step of the way. There was never any moment when you were unattended. If you had a question it would be immediately addressed. Arnold Palmer Hospital is a place where you can feel comfortable and know that everything is going to work. For us, it was a place for all the healing to begin and end." - Julia and Bryan, Alexander's Parents

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Alexander

Alexander

Pediatric Cardiology Patient

Family Holds onto Hope After Baby's Heart Scare

"We kind of refer to them as our second family. Every time we saw them and got to be with them, we had specific nurses who we loved and that loved Jackson." - Jacqui, Mother of Jackson

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Jackson

Jackson

Pediatric Cardiology Patient

Open-Heart vs. Closed-Heart Surgery

Pediatric cardiac surgery falls into two categories: open-heart surgery and closed-heart surgery. Open-heart surgery is necessary when the heart needs to be opened to repair a defect. During open-heart surgery, a “heart-lung bypass machine” is used to circulate blood and oxygen through the body without using the child’s heart or lungs.

Closed-heart surgery is used when the surgeon needs to visualize the heart and make repairs around the outside of the heart that do not require the heart to be open. During closed heart surgery, the “heart-lung bypass machine” is not used.

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To schedule an appointment, or for more information, please call (407) 649-6907.

Your Child's Surgery

Learning your child needs surgery can be a stressful experience. Learn what to expect from pre-admission testing to arrival to follow-up care. Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is here to support your child and family and ease any anxiety you may have.

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