Advocate Lutheran General Children's Hospital pediatric cardiology program specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of congenital and acquired heart disease in children of all ages, from newborns to adolescents. Our skilled pediatric cardiologists, pediatric cardiac surgeons, and nurses together provide the highest quality of care for patients with cardiovascular disorders from irregular heart beat to the most complex heart conditions. Lutheran General Children's Hospital's pediatric cardiovascular surgery program is also the only one of its kind in the northwest suburbs of Illinois.
An extensive range of sophisticated technology and advanced inpatient and outpatient care is provided in echocardiography, cardiac electrophysiology, cardiac catheterization and intervention. Our pediatric heart experts work with physicians to offer comprehensive subspecialty care in pediatric specialties including gastroenterology, hematology/oncology, and neurology.
Lutheran General Children's Hospital specialized services include:
Management of congenital heart disease, including cardiac catheterization for newborns and children less than one year old.
Treatment for childhood-acquired cardiovascular diseases, including myocarditis, Kawasaki disease, rheumatic heart disease and other connective tissue disorders.
Management of congenital and acquired heart disease in the fetus, including on-site cardiology support during delivery and genetic counseling.
Treatment for persistently hypoxemic babies or children not responding to full ventilatory support, including nitric oxide treatment-a state-of-the-art therapeutic modality to correct pulmonary hypertension in children with severe respiratory failure, as well as meconium aspiration and persistent pulmonary hypertension in newborns-and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for temporary heart-lung support.
