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The Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery led by three professors with rich clinical experience and excellent skills is in charge of surgical treatment of children with congenital heart defects.
We undertake overall surgical treatment of all kinds of congenital pediatric heart diseases such as congenital heart malformation, complex cardiac anomaly, congenital heart defects, pediatric valvular heart diseases, and myocradiopathy. Especially in the field of cardiac transplantation, we have achieved outstanding performance. For instance, we performed the first and largest heart transplantations as well as heart transplantations in the youngest patient, and children patients with disproportionate cardiac size. We also support treatment requiring extracorporeal circulation assist devices for issues unrelated to heart such as serious lung disease or congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
Surgery is performed for five days a week by great teamwork of the pediatric cardiac anesthesiology, cardiopulmonary, and operating room nursing teams. After the operation, specialists and nurses in pediatric critical cardiac patients take care of children patients at the pediatric ICU equipped with cutting-edge facilities. If children patients are transferred to the general ward as conditions improve, they will receive the best treatment and care required for overall recovery through close collaboration with the relevant departments.
Surgical teams are on standby for fast response to emergency patients. Moreover we answer questions and offer counseling via a helpline or the Congenital Heart Disease Center website to relieve family’s concerns.
In addition, we work very closely with the neonatal ICU team to successfully perform heart surgery of very low birth weight infants (VLBWI). If the heart failure is diagnosed by prenatal ultrasonography, we offer detailed counseling of an overall pre- and post-natal treatment plan Even after discharge, we hold gatherings for children with a single ventricle or heart transplantation and their parents to help them share their experience and maintain close relationship for emotional support.
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Heart Failure & Cardiac Transplantation
The Heart Failure & Cardiac Transplantation Center provides treatment support services such as a one-day program, fast-track system, counseling for heart diseases and reservation system, and language support program.
One of the best services of the Center is a collaborative system of relevant departments of pediatrics, pediatric cardiology, pediatric surgery, pediatric thoracic & cardiovascular surgery, pediatric urology, pediatric neurology, and pediatric plastic surgery. It aims to check and diagnose fetal deformities by an ultrasound screening at the same time providing consultation for parents on the postnatal treatment and its outcomes and facilitates the treatment of a baby immediately after birth.
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Congenital Heart Disease Center, Organ Transplantation Center, Congenital Heart Disease Center, Heart Failure & Cardiac Transplantation Center, Asan Medical Center Heart Institute