Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cook Children's cardiothoracic surgeons help diagnose and treat patients with difficult heart and cardiovascular defects.
The Cardiothoracic Surgery program provides complete care for newborns, infants and children with heart and cardiovascular defects. Cook Children's cardiothoracic surgeons also use their extensive experience to treat adults who were born with a heart disease.
What we treat
Cardiothoracic surgery services include diagnosing, treating and repairing the following:
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Blood flow and heart valve irregularities
- Problems with the chamber walls including atrial and ventricular septal defects
- Blood flow problems from the heart to other parts of the body, including aortic and pulmonary valve disease
- Valve problems within the heart, including mitral and tricuspid valve disease
- Problems involving multiple parts of the heart or atrioventricular canal defects
Blood flow irregularities outside of the heart
- Coarctation or malformation of the aorta
- Aortic arch problems, including interruptions or hypoplasia
- Problems involving the blood vessels leading to the lungs, such as pulmonary artery stenosis and patent ductus arteriosus
- Vascular rings or blood vessels that can entrap the airway and esophagus
Complex heart lesions
- Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
- Transposition of the great arteries
- Single ventricle abnormalities
- Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection
- Tetralogy of Fallot
- Double outlet right ventricle
- Truncus ateriosus
- Anomalous origin of the coronary arteries
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Our specialty care team
