Types of Pediatric Cardiac Procedures
Young patients require cardiac surgeons who are experts in pediatric cardiology as well as highly experienced using the intricate surgical equipment designed for smaller bodies. Inova Health System has the only pediatric cardiovascular program in Northern Virginia with the technology and expertise to tackle complex and life-threatening pediatric procedures.
The following are some of the pediatric cardiac procedures performed at Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children:
- Ablation
- Atrioventricular canal surgery
- Arterial switch for TGA
- Atrial septal defect (ASD) repair
- Bidirectional Glenn
- Coarctation of the aorta repair
- ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation)
- Fontan
- Heart valve repair and replacement
- Interventional catheterization procedure
- Patent ductus arteriosus
- Ross procedure for AVR
- Systemic to pulmonary shunt
- Tetralogy of Fallot repair
- Ventricular septal defect repair
