Department of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
The Department of Pediatrics

Cardiology

Our division is dedicated to providing state-of-the-art medical care to the fetus, neonates, and children with congenital and acquired heart disease; imparting education to medical students, residents, fellows, and community physicians; and pursuing research related to pediatric cardiac issues.


Research

Members of the Pediatric Cardiology Division are involved in clinical and basic research. Areas of investigation include:

  • Feasibility, safety and efficacy of device occlusion of congenital and acquired defects in the cardiovascular system (atrial septal defects, patent ductus arteriosus, ventricular septal defects, and abnormal vascular connections).
  • Long-term results of balloon angioplasty and valvuloplasty of obstructive lesions of the cardiovascular system (aortic stenosis, pulmonary stenosis, coarctation of the aorta and others).
  • Feasibility, safety, and efficacy of stent therapy for vascular obstructive lesions (branch pulmonary artery stenosis, coarctation of the aorta and other vascular stenoses).
  • Evaluation of cardiovascular end-organ damage in children with hypertension.
  • Prevalence of undiagnosed congenital cardiac defects in older children.
  • Evaluation of cardiac function with new modalities of echocardiography.
  • Determination of genetics of childhood onset of essential hypertension.
  • Gene screening for mutations in dilated cardiomyopathy