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  3. Treatments
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Evelina London Children’s Hospital is one of the world’s leading centres for heart surgery and is the largest congenital cardiac centre in the UK.

World-class children's heart surgery

We have pioneered many procedures, including the:

  • UK’s first cardiac operation on a child with congenital heart disease
  • world’s first children’s MRI-guided catheter intervention
  • world’s first fetal cardiac intervention

We perform over 500 operations on children and babies for congenital heart disease each year at our state-of-the-art facilities.

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Learn about our facilities at Sky Ward where we treat children with heart conditions.

Expertise in every type of heart procedure

We offer a range of specialist heart procedures for children, including:

  • atrial septal defect correction
  • extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) respiratory and cardiac treatment
  • Fontan procedure
  • Glenn procedure
  • hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) surgery
  • Nikaidoh procedure
  • Norwood procedure
  • patent ductus arteriosus correction
  • patent foramen ovale correction
  • personalised external aortic root support (PEARS) procedure
  • Ross procedure
  • Ross-PEARS procedure
  • surgery for aortic stenosis
  • univentricular heart surgery
  • ventricular septal defect correction

Our children’s cardiac surgery services are also provided at Royal Brompton Hospital, which is a leading centre for heart care. This ensures that patients can receive the best care available for their condition.

Learn about our expertise in children's heart procedures.

Life-long heart care

As Evelina London Children’s Hospital is part of the same Trust as Royal Brompton and St Thomas’ hospitals, we can support patients with heart conditions from prenatal diagnosis through to childhood, adolescence and into adult life.

With expertise in diagnosis and surgery that’s fully supported by multidisciplinary specialists, you can be assured of the highest standards of care.

Inpatient wards

Children’s cardiology inpatient services are provided on Sky Ward at Evelina London Children’s Hospital and Rose Ward at Royal Brompton Hospital.

We use innovative imaging techniques to diagnose and monitor our patients, as well as the latest technologies to carry out advanced heart treatments and surgical procedures.

Both wards are equipped with critical care and high dependency facilities, essential for managing children’s health in the crucial hours and days following their heart surgery.

Sky ward

Paediatric intensive care unit (PICU)

Our paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) on Forest Ward offers specialist care for critically ill babies and children.

We provide multidisciplinary support for the sickest children with severe cardiorespiratory failure. This includes our cardiorespiratory centre that provides extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

Our unit also has high-dependency bays and side rooms with en-suite facilities.

Smiling consultants and nurses helping baby in Sky ward at Evelina London

Neonatal unit

Each year, we care for over 1,000 babies at our neonatal unit, which is one of the largest in England. It includes a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), special care baby unit (SCBU), and high dependency unit (HDU), allowing us to provide 24-hour care for premature and critically ill babies with high dependency needs. This includes those with cardiac, respiratory, and neurological conditions.

Our unit is also a leading centre for neonatal research in collaboration with King’s College London, enabling us to pioneer innovative treatments for babies.

Consultant and patient with baby at Evelina London

Clinical genetics and genomics laboratory at Royal Brompton Hospital

At Royal Brompton Hospital, we provide advanced genetic testing for families and individuals at risk of inherited heart and lung conditions. Our service offers next-generation sequencing (NGS), including copy number variant analysis, covering the full range of heart and lung conditions. This enhances diagnosis for patients and their families.

Our multidisciplinary team of specialists, including clinical geneticists, genetic counsellors, and specialist physicians, work closely together to support our patients. This ensures that patients receive expert guidance both before and after testing.

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Conditions

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  1. Aortic aneurysm

    Aortic aneurysm occurs when a part of the aorta becomes weak and becomes enlarged.

  2. Aortic regurgitation

    Aortic regurgitation is when the valve blood leaks back into the heart through the valve.

  3. Aortic stenosis

    Aortic stenosis is a disease that affects the main outlet valve of the heart and is the third most common cardiovascular disease.

  4. Arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm)

    Arrhythmia is an abnormal heart rhythm, where the heart’s normal rhythm is disrupted.

  5. Atrial fibrillation

    Atrial fibrillation is a heart rhythm disorder where your heart beats irregularly, either too fast or too slow. Learn about how our cardiology specialists can treat it.

  6. Congenital heart disease

    Congenital heart disease is a collective term for a range of birth defects that affect the heart. Learn more about how it is diagnosed and treated.

  7. Heart failure

    Heart failure occurs when the heart stops being able to pump blood around the body in an efficient way.

  8. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

    Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most common form of genetic heart disease, where unusual thickness of the heart muscle makes it harder for the heart to pump blood.

  9. Inherited cardiac conditions

    Inherited cardiac conditions are a group of genetic disorders that affect the heart and major vessels.

  10. Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO)

    Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) is a recognised feature of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

  11. Mitral regurgitation

    Mitral regurgitation is the most common heart valve problem worldwide. It is a dysfunction of the heart’s mitral valve.

  12. Tricuspid regurgitation

    Tricuspid regurgitation is when the tricuspid valve of the heart doesn't close properly.

  13. Valvular heart disease

    Heart valve disease occurs when the valves of the heart become diseased or damaged.

Treatments

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  1. Aortic valve repair and replacement

    An aortic valve repair or replacement procedure treats a damaged aortic valve in your heart to enhance blood flow.

  2. Cardiac ablation

    Cardiac ablation is an advanced procedure used to treat irregular and fast heart rhythms.

  3. Coronary angioplasty

    Coronary angioplasty is a procedure that improves blood flow to your heart.

  4. Heart valve repair or replacement

    Heart valve surgery can repair or replace a damaged valve.

  5. Mitral valve repair and replacement

    Mitral valve repair and replacement surgeries are used to fix problems with your mitral valve. Discover more about these surgeries.

  6. Pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs)

    Pacemakers and ICDs are different types of implanted electronic devices that are capable of regulating heart rhythm disturbances.

  7. Personalised external aortic root support (PEARS)

    Personalised external aortic root support treats and manages aortic dilation and dissection in patients with Marfan syndrome.

  8. Tricuspid valve repair and replacement

    Damaged tricuspid valves are treated using either a tricuspid valve repair or replacement procedure. Discover more about these innovative treatments.

Investigations

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  1. Cardiac imaging in children

    Children's cardiac imaging helps diagnose heart diseases and defects. Diagnostics include echocardiography, cardiac MRI, CT and ECG.

  2. Cardiac MRI scan (CMR)

    A cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) scan is non-invasive and shows detailed images of your heart.

  3. CT coronary angiography scan

    A CT (computerised tomography) coronary angiography is a type of scan that shows the structure of the heart and the arteries which supply blood to the heart.

  4. Diagnostic tests for heart conditions

    We offer a range of diagnostic tests at our state-of-the-art facilities.

  5. Echocardiogram

    An echocardiogram – also known as an echo – is a scan that examines the heart and surrounding blood vessels.

  6. Electrocardiogram (ECG)

    An electrocardiogram (also known as an ECG) is a test which is used to check your heart’s rhythm and electrical activity.

  7. Electrophysiology testing for arrhythmias

    By recording and studying the electrical activity of the heart, we are able to determine the underlying cause of a heart rhythm problem.

  8. Exercise stress test

    An exercise stress test assesses how the heart is working during physical activity.

  9. PET-CT and nuclear medicine

    PET-CT and nuclear medicine scans use small amounts of radioactive material to diagnose a variety of diseases.

Locations

Our experts offer cardiac surgery for children at the following locations:

Evelina London Children’s Hospital

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