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We offer the most comprehensive heart care in the region for infants, children and teens. In 2009, U.S. News & World Report ranked Seattle Children’s Heart Center one of the top medical and surgical heart teams in the country. Services available at our main campus and regional locations.
Whether your child has mild arrhythmia or a life-threatening heart condition, we’ll work together to find the right answer.
One of every 100 babies in the U.S. is born with a heart defect. Every day, we’re making giant strides to help tiny hearts grow big.
On staff since October, 2002
On staff since February, 2001
In 1999, 10% of our heart surgeries were for atrial septal defects — holes in the heart. Today, only 1% of our cardiac surgeries are for this defect. Our Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory has revolutionized the way many heart conditions are treated — without surgery, long recoveries and big scars.
More about cardiac catheterization
By identifying a serious heart defect before a baby is born, our cardiologists can develop the best treatment plan for birth and beyond — giving parents time to come to terms with the unexpected news and figure out how to best help their baby.
More about fetal echocardiography
We are pioneering less-invasive procedures as alternatives to open-heart surgery.
More about hybrid procedures
Some heart disease in humans may originate from damage in the womb, study suggests.
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One of only five pediatric hospitals in the U.S. to offer this alternative to open-heart surgery.
Clinical and translational research takes discoveries made in the laboratory and translates them into therapies that people can actually use in daily life.
Children are not simply small adults. The primary goal of the work in our center is to identify and develop new drugs and treatments that will be safer and more effective for children.
Our mission is to restore children's health after injury through repair, regeneration or replacement of tissues, cells and organs.
Dr. Mark Lewin explains how telemedicine is used to serve patients throughout the region.
Dr. Jon McClellan discusses cardiac risks in children associated with the use of antipsychotics.
Dr. Tom Jones explains the Melody Heart Valve procedure.
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A 4-year-old girl suffering from respiratory failure becomes the first patient in the Northwest to survive on an artificial
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Each year, hundreds of kids like Evelyn receive the region’s most advanced pediatric cardiac care from Children’s Heart Center team. Your support makes it possible.
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