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The Cardiovascular Program is one of the reasons Children's Hospital Boston is known for saving children's lives. Children's is a world leader in pediatric cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, and is responsible for dramatically improving the survival rate for children with heart defects.
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Since 1938, when Robert Gross, MD, performed the first-ever repair of a congenital heart defect in a child, Children's cardiovascular surgeons and cardiologists have been solving heart problems previously believed too complicated to correct.

At the heart of Children's Hospital Boston's Cardiovascular Program:

  • Some of the lowest mortality rates in the world, yet the program cares for some of the most complex cardiac surgery patients.
  • The world's largest pediatric interventional cardiac catheterization program, which pioneered minimally invasive solutions for problems that previously required open-heart surgery with heart-lung bypass.
  • One of the nation's largest pediatric heart transplant programs, with extraordinary survival rates.
  • The world's largest pediatric arrhythmia service, which employs innovative solutions such as catheter ablation and an implantable defibrillator to correct arrhythmias.
  • A dedicated cardiac intensive care unit with specially trained cardiac nurses.
  • One of the nation's premier programs for adults with congenital heart conditions.
  • A pioneer of fetal cardiac surgeries.
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Pedro del Nido, MD, Chairman, Department of Cardiac Surgery, talks about the Cardiovascular Program
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Emile Bacha, MD, Senior Associate in Cardiac Surgery, discusses the interplay of safety and innovation.
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