At the Heart Center at Children’s Health℠, our Complex Heart Valve Program takes care of children who have structural issues affecting their heart valves. Children with these severe heart conditions need care from specialists who have extensive training and experience. Our skilled team specializes in advanced open-heart surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Our goal is to help your child have the best possible heart health while reducing their need for multiple surgeries and lifelong blood-thinning medications. Whenever possible, we choose treatment options that repair your child’s heart valve, rather than replace it. A repaired valve will grow with your child, reducing the need for later surgery to implant larger valves. Heart valve repair also avoids the need for blood thinners and reduces the risk of infection and other complications.

For some children, heart valve replacement is the most appropriate treatment. Our pediatric heart team excels in open and minimally invasive approaches for replacing heart valves. We also take part in research that helps advance the development of new, improved types of replacement heart valves. And we bring the latest research into our patient care – so your child receives the most advanced treatments available.