Congenital heart defects in children care at Mayo Clinic
Your Mayo Clinic care team
Mayo Clinic doctors trained in treating children with heart conditions (pediatric cardiologists), doctors trained in heart disease (cardiologists) and doctors trained in heart surgery (cardiovascular surgeons) work together as a team to treat people with congenital heart diseases.
Having all this expertise in one place means that your child's appointments are coordinated among the team. Test results are available quickly.
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Pediatric expertise. Children with congenital heart defects are cared for in the Mayo Eugenio Litta Children's Hospital at Mayo Clinic's campus in Minnesota. The hospital includes a cardiovascular unit dedicated to pre- and post-surgical care of children who have congenital heart defects.
Nurses trained in treating children and adolescents with congenital heart defects work in the unit. Child-life specialists help you and your child manage stress and anxiety due to the disease, medical procedures and hospital care.
- Advanced diagnosis and treatment. Specialists at Mayo Clinic's Center for Congenital Heart Disease use the most modern technology and treatment options to provide the best care possible for your child. Treatments may include minimally invasive surgery and catheter-based methods.
- Transplant expertise. When needed, Mayo Clinic also offers a heart transplant program. Mayo Clinic's Transplant Center team members are leaders and innovators in heart transplant, immunosuppressive medicine and cardiac assist devices. These treatments help people live better while waiting for a donor heart.
Expertise and rankings
Each year, healthcare professionals at Mayo Clinic evaluate and treat nearly 14,000 children with congenital heart defects.
Nationally recognized expertise
Mayo Clinic campuses are nationally recognized for expertise in cardiology and cardiovascular surgery:
- Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Ariz., and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., are ranked among the Best Hospitals for heart and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report.
- Mayo Clinic Children's Center in Rochester is ranked the No. 1 hospital in Minnesota, and the five-state region of Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2023–2024 "Best Children's Hospitals" rankings.
With Mayo Clinic's emphasis on collaborative care, specialists at each of the campuses — Minnesota, Arizona and Florida — interact very closely with colleagues at the other campuses and the Mayo Clinic Health System.
Learn more about Mayo Clinic's cardiovascular surgery and cardiovascular medicine departments' expertise and rankings.
Locations, travel and lodging
Mayo Clinic has major campuses in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; and Rochester, Minnesota. The Mayo Clinic Health System has dozens of locations in several states.
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Costs and insurance
Mayo Clinic works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people.
In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.
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