Pediatric Heart and Vascular Care
When your child has a heart problem, you want capable, compassionate and timely care. Our pediatric heart and vascular specialists provide programs tailored to your child’s needs.
Why Choose Sutter?
When your child has a heart condition, finding the best medical and surgical care is essential. At Sutter, our pediatric cardiovascular services are led by board-certified specialists. Our doctors use the latest equipment, designed just for children, to provide medical and surgical heart and vascular care.
About 1 in 100 babies is born with a heart defect, which can be diagnosed before or at birth. Some defects go unnoticed until later in childhood or adulthood. We offer minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgery for children, which was once only available for adults. This approach results in better cosmetic outcomes, less pain, fewer complications and shorter hospital stays for your child.
By the Numbers
7
Pediatric Cardiologists
2
Sutter Hospitals
20+
Pediatric Specialties
23
American Heart Association Awards
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Conditions
- Aortic Valve Stenosis
- Cardiac Arrhythmia
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Atrioventricular Septal Defect
- Cardiomyopathy
- Coarctation of Aorta
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
- Kawasaki Disease
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pulmonary Atresia
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Syncope
- Tetralogy of Fallot
- Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return
- Transposition of Great Arteries
- Tricuspid Atresia
- Truncus Arteriosus
- Septal Defect
Treatments
- Thoracotomy
- Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery
Specialty Programs
Bloodless Surgery Program
Blood transfusions are often not an option for many pediatric patients due to religious reasons or safety concerns. The Bloodless Surgery Program at Sutter Children’s Center in Sacramento offers an alternative that avoids allergic reactions and contaminated blood. This program uses advanced technologies and techniques to help young heart surgery patients thrive. Talk with your care team to learn about whether bloodless surgery is right for your family.
Cardiovascular Diseases Research
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and disability in the U.S. With the right care and lifestyle changes, many people manage and improve their heart health successfully.
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