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Pediatric Cardiology Department – Cardiac Catheterization Lab
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The Pediatric Cardiology Department provides quality services for early diagnosis and comprehensive management of heart conditions in childhood and congenital heart diseases in adulthood.
Equipped with state-of-the-art technology, fully organized and staffed with qualified medical and auxiliary staff,it can successfully address the following needs:
- Diagnosis and treatment of congenital and hereditary heart conditions, cardiac arrhythmias and acquired heart disease in children.
- Detailed prenatal screening and early diagnosis of heart disease in fetal life.
- Diagnosis, management and follow-up of cardiac problems in neonates and children hospitalized for other conditions.
- Pediatric Cardiology support to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
- Pediatric Cardiology support to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU).
- Continuous on-call service for Pediatric Cardiology Emergencies.
- Outpatient Pediatric Cardiology Department by appointment.
- Diagnosis, management and follow-up of adults with congenital heart disease (GUCH service).
To meet these needs, the Department runs:
1. Cardiology Clinic: It is fully equipped with all the necessary instruments to provide a high level of care: wireless vital signs monitoring devices, central oxygen supply, continuous intravenous infusion pumps ECG machine and recorder, defibrillator and external cardiac pacing device.
2. Catheterization Laboratory: It performs diagnostic and interventional vein/artery catheterizations and pacemaker insertions.
The lab is fully equipped with state-of-the-art instruments:
- Latest technology digital angiography system with high-speed (50frames/sec) and analysis (1920x1080px) 3D rotational retracted angiography device, which can be connected to the department’s portable 3D echocardiography.
- Anesthetic tower suitable for all ages (from low birth weight neonates to adults).
- Blood gas machine, defibrillator, pacemaker.
- Portable monitors for non-invasive/invasive vital signs monitoring.
- Digital imaging analysis tower that performs accurate measurements, and stores and transmits all the results.
- Hosting of ECMO support possible, for performing hybrid procedures
3. Echo Laboratory: It performs fetal, transthoracic, stress and transoesophageal echocardiograms. The lab is equipped with 3 echo machines (one 3D and two portable ones). All the machines are connected to the central digital back-up system of the hospital where the images are stored for all patients in their dedicated electronic file.
4. Arrhythmia Laboratory: It performs ECG and BP recordings (Holter devices), along with stress tests, Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) testing and pacemaker adjustments. The Lab has 3 portable ECG recording devices, an automatic Holter analyzer, and is fully equipped (pacemaker and defibrillator) for performing safe treadmill stress tests.
5. Cardiac MRI and Chest CT Department: In partnership with the Hospital’s Radiology Department.
6. Outpatient Clinic: It operates on weekdays, in the mornings and afternoons.
The medical and auxiliary staff of IASO Children’s Hospital offer a range of dedicated healthcare services, ensuring reliability, speed, comfort and respect of young patients.