A complete guide to your child's heart treatment
What congenital heart disease is, the signs to watch for, who treats it, and how treatment works with cardiologyhealth, wherever you live.
Understanding congenital heart disease
Some babies are born with a problem in the structure of the heart, such as a hole between the chambers or a narrow valve. It is the most common birth defect, and most children can be treated very successfully when it is found early.
About 1 in 100 babies is born with a heart defect.
Signs your child may need a heart check
Who treats a child's heart?
A child's heart is treated by a team of specialists who work only with babies and children.
Pediatric cardiologist
A heart doctor for children. Finds the problem with an echo, ECG and other tests, decides the treatment, and can close some holes with a catheter, without open surgery.
Pediatric cardiac surgeon
Operates on the heart when surgery is needed, from newborns to teenagers, such as VSD closure, Tetralogy of Fallot repair or the arterial switch.
Pediatric cardiac ICU team
Specialist doctors and nurses who care for your child day and night after the procedure, until they are ready to go home.
When should you see a pediatric cardiologist?
- Your doctor hears a heart murmur
- A scan before birth shows a heart problem
- Your child has the signs above
- There is a family history of heart disease
- Your child has a genetic condition such as Down syndrome
Treatments and procedures
From catheter procedures without open surgery to complex surgery for newborns.
Arterial Switch Operation
A life-saving surgery for transposition of the great arteries (TGA).
Congenital Heart Defect Repair
Correcting birth defects of the heart to restore normal function.
Device Closure of ASD, VSD, PDA
Closing holes in the heart without open surgery, using advanced devices.
Pulmonary Valve Repair
Improving blood flow from the heart to the lungs.
Fontan / Glenn Surgery
Staged surgeries for children with single-ventricle hearts.
Catheter-Based Interventions
Minimally invasive treatment of heart defects without open surgery.
Balloon Dilatation of Coarctation
Widening narrowed vessels to improve blood flow.
Balloon Atrial Septostomy
Creating an opening between the upper chambers to raise oxygen levels in critical cases.
TAPVC Repair
Surgical correction so blood returns properly from the lungs to the heart.
Conduit-Based Procedures
Rebuilding heart pathways with synthetic or biological conduits.
Your path to quality care
Four simple steps, with someone from cardiologyhealth beside you the whole way.
Reach out to us
Share your child's reports on WhatsApp, Telegram or the form. Our team replies quickly.
Opinion and cost estimate
Receive a doctor's opinion and a clear cost estimate within 48 hours.
Travel with confidence
We help with the visa letter, receive you at the airport and arrange your stay.
Treatment and follow-up
World-class treatment, then home with peace of mind. We stay in touch for follow-ups.
Help for families who cannot pay
Through our partner organisations, the Child Heart Program funds heart surgery and the hospital stay for children whose families cannot afford treatment.
How partners apply- Children aged 17 or younger
- Covers heart surgery and hospital stay
- Applications come through cardiologyhealth partners
- Decision within 7 working days
Leading pediatric heart surgeons
Senior surgeons with decades of experience treating complex heart conditions in newborns, babies and children.
Take the first step for your child's heart
Send the reports today. A heart care advisor will reply in your language.
Work with children's heart care in your country?
Refer patients, apply to the Child Heart Program and track every application in one place.
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