Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
Helping your child’s heart heal
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Finley's story: Heartfelt care all across Texas
Lesley and Ricardo couldn’t wait for their first child to be born. They were in the process of selling their house in Dallas to move closer to family in Houston. Then things got complicated.

Conditions We Treat
Pediatric arrhythmias
Pediatric atherosclerosis
Atrial septal defect (ASD)
Coarctation of the aorta (CoA)
Pediatric cardiomyopathy
Congenital heart disease
Congenital coronary artery anomaly (CAA)
Pediatric coronary artery disease
Pediatric heart failure
Pediatric heart murmur
Heterotaxy syndrome
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in children
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS)
Pediatric Kawasaki disease (KD)
Pediatric long-QT syndrome (LQTS)
Pediatric Marfan syndrome (MFS)
Mitral valve stenosis in children
Pediatric patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
Pulmonary atresia
Pulmonary stenosis
Single ventricle defects
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)
Total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR)
Transposition of the great arteries
Tricuspid atresia
Truncus arteriosus
Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C)
More Details
Infants and children come to the CICU when they are born with a serious heart condition, are recovering from surgery or need care while they wait for surgery or a transplant. At Children’s Health℠, our CICU is staffed by a team of experts who are trained in both critical care and heart care. We help more than 500 children each year, giving us the experience and expertise to help your child get stronger and get back home, as quickly as possible.