Pediatric Cardiology

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If your child has a heart condition or needs heart surgery, you’ll want a team of doctors who can provide the most advanced care close to home.

The pediatric cardiology team at WMCHealth’s Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital provides full-spectrum cardiac care for patients from infants through young adulthood. We even provide fetal care.

This comprehensive care is possible due to our team-oriented approach: pediatric cardiologists work with a dedicated pediatric cardiothoracic surgical team, pediatric cardiac anesthesia experts, cardiovascular nurse specialists, and a highly trained technical staff to provide world-class care. We treat the most common heart issues, such as heart palpitations and shortness of breath, while performing the most complex heart procedures, including the Norwood and Fontan procedures, in infants and children.

Cardiac Conditions We Treat
Doctors at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital are specially trained in pediatric heart-related conditions and congenital cardiac conditions, including:
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  • Fetal heart conditions
  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Chest pain
  • Fainting
  • Single ventricle physiology
  • Transposition of the great arteries
  • High blood pressure
  • Kawasaki Disease
  • Inflammatory diseases
  • Myocardial dysfunctions
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We also offer preventive cardiology so that children at risk of developing cardiac symptoms due to conditions such as obesity, high cholesterol, or diabetes can learn how to work with their conditions and improve their health. We work alongside our other specialists to provide the most comprehensive cardiac care for children.

Why Choose Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital?

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The team of cardiologists who will work with your family understands the magnitude of having your child’s heart in our hands. The world-renowned doctors at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital work to reduce anxiety by providing a clear plan for cardiac health that is personalized for  your child and can be easily understood without the confusing medical language that can complicate an already difficult time. We aim to minimize discomfort as much as possible through the use of noninvasive procedures.

Our commitment to childhood cardiac health goes beyond the walls of our hospital. Our doctors and staff work to provide children with the best heart health through our work in research as well as within the communities we serve across the entire Hudson-Valley and beyond. 

Through Project ADAM, we provide schools, youth athletic programs, and communities with the information they need to prevent and respond to sudden cardiac arrest in children—an increasing concern for athletes. The early use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) during sudden cardiac arrest can improve survival, and Project ADAM and Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital recommend that every school create a sudden cardiac arrest preparedness plan.

Pediatric Cardiac Treatments and Programs 
  • Fetal Cardiology

    A baby can be diagnosed with conditions such as arrhythmias, structural heart disease, or myocardial dysfunction as young as 14 weeks gestational age. To optimize a baby’s development, our specialists are trained to provide the earliest diagnosis. Sometimes, we can provide measures for the mother to take to improve the condition prenatally. Early diagnosis enables us to be prepared to care for the baby at the time of delivery.

  • Interventional Cardiology and Cardiac Catheterization

    This advanced technique affords doctors a comprehensive look at the inside of the heart using a flexible tube. It also enables our doctors to intervene on arteries, veins and valves that might be narrowed or blocked to restore more normal flow.

  • Echocardiography and Advanced Cardiac Imaging

    We use advanced imaging techniques with MRI that are noninvasive and does not use radiation. The MRI produces 2-D and 3-D pictures to provide a detailed map of the heart and lung structures. There is no increased risk of cancer with a cardiac MRI which is especially important for patients who have already undergone radiation treatments.

  • Cardiothoracic Surgery

    Our world-renowned team of doctors offers revolutionary life-saving cardiac techniques for many diagnoses that can’t be resolved without surgery. WMCHealth is home to one of the very few surgeons who specializes in minimally invasive procedures used for treating congenital heart defects leaving a much smaller scar than most surgeons.

  • Preventive Cardiology

    Our preventive cardiology team partners with nutritionists, endocrinologists, metabolic experts, and other specialists to construct a specialized program to help reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, and other cardiac risks in children with other conditions. We perform sports physicals and clearance including exercise testing.

  • Pulmonary Hypertension

    WIth world-renowned expertise in pulmonary hypertension, we offer advanced life-saving pulmonary hypertension treatments for infants, children and adults with pulmonary hypertension including those affected with associated congenital heart conditions and Eisenmenger syndrome.

  • ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation)

    This is an invaluable tool to help support patients who experience heart or lung failure. It is similar to a bypass machine used during heart operations but can be used in a variety of settings to support the most critically ill children in our intensive care units.

What to Do Next

If your child has a cardiac concern, let the experts and compassionate leaders at WMCHealth’s Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital guide their care.

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