Our Services


Common Procedures

Our physicians and medical teams work together with your family to determine the most effective strategy to treat your child's condition.

Your physician may choose to closely observe your child for a period of time, if an intervention is not yet necessary. If treatment is necessary, physicians can choose from a variety of therapies:

  • Medication
  • Physical Therapy
  • Surgical Options
  • Respiratory Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Pacemakers and Defibrillators
  • Radiofrequency (RF) Ablation and Cryoablation Procedures
  • Interventional Cardiac Catheterization

Surgical options at Mott for children with congenital heart conditions, but are not limited to:

  • Arterial Switch Operation
  • Norwood, Hemi-Fontan and Fontan Procedures
  • Ross Procedure
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
  • Ventricular Assist Devices
  • Tetralogy of Fallot Repair
  • Closure of Atrial and Ventricular Septal Defects
  • Repair of Atrioventricular Septal Defect
  • Double Switch Operation
  • Cardiac Transplantation
  • Coarctation Repair

Interventional Cardiology Services provided at Mott include, but are not limited to:

  • Balloon valvuloplasty of the aortic and pulmonary valves
  • Balloon valvuloplasty for distal pulmonary artery narrowing (stenosis)
  • Angioplasty, including dilation and stent implantation, to open narrowed arteries and veins
  • Balloon atrial septostomy to improve mixing of oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor blood to ensure that the body's oxygen saturation remains in a safe range
  • Atrial septoplasty or blade septotomy to treat pulmonary hypertension
  • Pulmonary artery dilation and stent implantation
  • Coil and Amplatzer device closure of open ductus arteriosus, atrial and ventricular septal defects, Fontan fenestration, and patent foramen ovale
  • Closure of ventricular septal defect
  • Percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement -- a new approach for the management of pulmonary regurgitation and conduit obstructions
  • Fetal interventions

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