PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGYGENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
Ankara City Hospital Pediatric Cardiology Clinic has started to offer service since 2019 under the umbrella of Children's Hospital. 4 Professors, 3 Associate Professors, 4 Specialists and 9 Subspecialty Fellows perform their duties in the clinic.
POLYCLINIC SERVICE
Cardiologic examination, echocardiography (ECHO), transesophageal echocardiography, fetal echocardiography, circadian rhythm, ambulatory blood pressure holter monitoring and effort test are performed in pediatric cardiology polyclinic of our hospital. Patients visit our polyclinic for complaints such as cyanosis, murmur, chest pain, palpitation, dizziness, fainting and hypertension mostly.
Examination and evaluation of ECG and ECHO of the patients are made on the same day while appointments are made for holter, effort test, electrophysiological studies and catheter angiography procedures except for emergency patients.
INPATIENT WARD SERVICE
Pediatric Cardiology Service has the capacity of 21 beds as diagnosis, monitoring and treatments of congenital and acquired heart diseases as well as rhythm and conduction disorders are carried out in our clinic.
DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT IN OUR CLINIC:
There are 2 halls where high quality materials and modern technological devices are used in the cardiac catheterization and angiography lab of our hospital. One of those halls is for electrophysiological study, ablation and pacemaker-ICD placing and the other one is for transcatheter interventional procedures for the diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart diseases.
Congenital heart defects and rhythm disorders of the fetus of 18 weeks pregnant women are detected, followed and treated until delivery in our clinic. Infants with congenital heart disease are treated in the best way right after their birth by the multidisciplinary work of pediatric cardiology, neonatology and cardiovascular surgery clinics.
Congenital heart diseases treatment (atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect closure, treatment of coarctation by balloon and stent, patent ductus arteriosus persistent opening and closure etc.) can be carried out by the angiography method without needing a surgery.
Rhythm Disorders of all ages including neonatal period can be treated by medical treatment as well as applying radiofrequency ablation or cryoablation technique by Complex 3D Mapping Method for the cases with indication in Pediatric Arrhythmia Section. Pacemaker and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) practices and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) and follow-up can be carried out in our clinic at the same time.
FEATURED SERVICES:
• Diagnostic heart catheterization and angiography of congenital and acquired heart diseases
• Pulmonary balloon valvuloplasty
• Balloon aortic valvuloplasty
• Angioplasty for aortic coarctation
• Stent for aortic coarctation
• Peripheral pulmonary artery stent
• Transcatheter pulmonary valve perforation
• Atrial septal defect closure
• Ventricular septal defect closure
• Patent Ductus Arteriosus closure
• PDA Closure for Premature (preterm) babies
• PDA Stent Procedure in newborn
• Stent and Balloon Angioplasty for Pulmonary Vein Stenosis
• Balloon atrial septostomy
• Stent implantation into the interatrial septum
• Hybrid interventions (Surgery+pediatric cardiology multidisciplinary interventional treatment)
• Pericardiocentesis Electrophysiological Study
• Pacemaker Implantation
• ICD (cardioverter-defibrillator) Implantation
COMMITTEE:
It is held with the participation of clinic doctors and pediatric cardiovascular surgery specialists every friday between the hours of 08:30 - 10:00. In this gathering, patients who are seen in the last one week, patients whom ECG or heart catheterization as well as patient with rhythm disorders are discussed and their treatment plans are made. Patient families are informed about committee outcome face to face or via phone immediately after the meeting.
UNITS OF THE CLINIC
Ankara City Hospital is a center where heart transplant for children is performed. The follow-up and treatment of these children are carried out in our clinic before and after transplant. Fetal echocardiography during pregnancy is performed by experienced specialists. Our clinic aims to offer the best service for domestic and international patients in the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of heart diseases by experienced physicians and allied health professionals
HOW CAN I BE EXAMINED?
Polyclinic service is offered every workday. Polyclinic service is provided via examination appointment MHRS Centralized Hospital Appointment System website or 182. Additionally, you can make examination appointment via hospital outpatient admission desk between 08:00 and 16:00
Patients need to check in from help desks before polyclinic examination including patients who have got appointment via MHRS. After getting ticket for polyclinic register, it is obligatory for all the patients to go to ECG Unit to be performed before examination, they come to their polyclinic for examination procedure after.