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Children’s Healthlink Special: Heart Center
KING 5 follows the medical team and patients at Children’s Hospital's Heart Center.
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Developing Better Devices
Amy Ramer and daughter MacKenzie have similar heart defects - but MacKenzie's recovery was easier thanks to a new device tested at Children’s Hospital.
Teamwork Central to Patient Care
Dr. Gordon Cohen speaks about the surgery program, the quest to maximize recovery, and upcoming advances.
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Q&A with Mary E. Schlater, ARNP
What's the best thing about working at Seattle Children’s?
Children’s offers the best patient care in the region because the staff cares and we are constantly trying to improve in every way we can.
Seattle Children’s Heart Center offers the most comprehensive pediatric cardiac care services in the region. We treat all heart problems — from the less critical to the most complex. Our program was established in 1995, and we see patients all over the region.
Children’s Heart Center is ranked one of the top heart and heart surgery programs in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
The Heart Center provides a full range of heart services to children and teens with congenital heart disease, heart defects and heart failure. Learn more about the heart conditions that we treat.
Top 5 Most Read Conditions
- Heart Murmurs
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Tetralogy of Fallot
Cardiac Catheterization Procedures
Dramatic advances in cardiac catheterization techniques allow cardiologists to treat more conditions in the catheterization laboratory than ever before.
Our staff has been at the forefront of many interventional catheterization and EP (electrophysiology) procedures, such as closing holes in the heart.
Pediatric Heart Transplants
We have the medical expertise and technology to handle even the most complex cases. We recently performed a heart transplant on a baby less than two weeks old, the youngest infant to have a heart transplant in the Pacific Northwest.
Pediatric Arrhythmia Program
Children’s was the first hospital in the Pacific Northwest to establish a pediatric electrophysiology program. Learn more about specialized procedures called EP (electrophysiology) studies and radiofrequency ablation (RFA). We also implant pacemakers and defibrillators.
Adolescent and Young Adult Heart Program
We provide treatment and transition to adult care for teens and young adults with heart disease. We are one of the few hospitals in the country that offers a service to help teens who have heart disease transition to adulthood. We work with the University of Washington Medical Center's program for adults with congenital heart disease.
Our Team
Our team of cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, surgeons and clinical specialists work together to achieve the best possible patient outcomes.