Pediatric Cardiology

For more than 40 years, parents from all around the world have entrusted their children’s care to the pediatric cardiology team at Ochsner Hospital for Children. Whether your child’s heart disease is congenital or acquired, there is no better place in the region to seek care. Comprehensive, leading-edge care with exceptional outcomes is available right here in your own backyard.

For the sixth year in a row, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Ochsner Hospital for Children among the Top 50 Children’s Hospitals in the country. This year, Ochsner Hospital for Children ranked in Cardiology and Heart Surgery, Gastroenterology and GI Surgery and Orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report, which makes us the only children's hospital in Louisiana to rank in three specialties in one year.

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common birth defect. At Ochsner Hospital for Children, a passionate, highly talented team led by gifted pediatric cardiologists and internationally renowned congenital heart surgeons offer care that is second to none. Our team provides advanced care for even the most complex pediatric cases. Our team gets results. Our dedicated professionals have made it their mission to provide excellent outcomes for every CHD patient.

Learn more about care for congenital heart disease in children and adults.

The services we offer range from EKGs to non-invasive valve replacements to heart transplants. In fact, we performed the first pediatric heart transplant in the Gulf South.

As part of The John Ochsner Heart & Vascular Institute (JOHVI), our committed cardiovascular experts collaborate with a large team of adult cardiac specialists and subspecialists. Together, our continuum of care spans a lifetime - from fetal cardiology to adult congenital cardiology - allowing our experts to care for the entire family at all stages.

What’s more, our team works side by side with some of the best pediatric cardiology nurses in the country. Unlike most centers, our nurses subspecialize; they have a level of education, experience and expertise that is unrivaled.

We treat all conditions including the following:

Symptoms

Abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia)
Fainting (syncope)
Fast heart rate (tachycardia)
Heart murmurs
Slow heart rate (bradycardia)

Congenital Heart Defects

Anomalous pulmonary veins
Aortic valve stenosis
Atrial septal defect
Atrioventricular canal defect
Coarctation of the aorta
Coronary artery anomalies
Ebstein’s anomaly
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Mitral valve abnormalities
Patent ductus arteriosus
Pulmonary artery stenosis
Pulmonary valve atresia
Pulmonary valve stenosis
Pulmonary valve atresia
Pulmonary valve stenosis
Tetralogy of Fallot
Transposition of the great arteries
Tricuspid atresia
Truncus arteriosus
Vascular ring
Ventricular septal defect

Heart Rhythm Disorders (arrhythmias)

Atrial fibrillation
Atrial flutter
Long QT syndrome
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

Heart Function Disorders (cardiomyopathies and heart failure)

Dilated cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Myocarditis

Acquired Heart Disorders /Conditions

Eisenmenger syndrome
Kawasaki disease
Systemic hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension
Stroke
Peripheral vascular disease
Deep vein thrombosis
Obesity

We offer state-of-the-art diagnostic procedures including:

Fetal Echocardiograms
Cardiac MRI and CT
3-D & 4-D Echocardiograms
Transesophageal Echocardiograms (TEE)
Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Electrophysiologic Studies
Exercise Stress Test
Home monitoring of Pacemakers and Defibrillators
Holter Monitoring
Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization

Take a virtual tour of the Pediatric Interventional Cardiology Lab.

Same Day Appointments are Available

When your child is having heart trouble, the “next available appointment” never seems to be soon enough. Ochsner’s pediatric cardiologists offer same-day appointments at Ochsner Hospital For Children in New Orleans and in communities near you. Online scheduling is available by phone and computer. Peace of mind is never far away.

Pediatric cardiology appointments are available at the following locations:

New Orleans
Ochsner Health Center for Children
1315 Jefferson Highway
New Orleans, LA 70121

Ochsner Baptist
2700 Napoleon Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70115

Alexandria
Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital
3330 Masonic Drive
Alexandria, LA 71301

Covington
Ochsner Health Center for Children Pediatric Subspecialties - Covington
71121 Highway 21, Ste. B
Covington, LA 70433

Houma
Ochsner Health Center for Children Pediatric Subspecialties – Houma
8120 Main Street, Ste. 303
Houma, LA 70360

Lafayette
Ochsner Health Center for Children – Lafayette
1460 S. College Road
Lafayette, LA 70503

Opelousas
Opelousas General Hospital
539 E Prudhomme Lane
Opelousas, LA 70570

Raceland
Ochsner Specialty Health Center - Raceland
141 Twin Oaks Drive
Raceland, LA 70394

Slidell
Ochsner Health Center for Children – Pediatric Specialties Slidell
105 Medical Center Drive, Ste. 304
Slidell, LA 70461

Omicron boosters are now available for patients 12 and older.

Appointments are now open for the COVID-19 bivalent (Omicron) vaccine. Please visit myochsner.org or call 844-888-2772 to make your appointment.

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