Because of the success of pediatric cardiac care teams over the past decades,
we now have a population of adults who previously may not have survived
childhood. Established in 1994, Inova’s Adult Congenital Heart Program was
one of the first programs in the country to care for patients with congenital heart
disease. Today, we offer a complete continuity of care for adults with a variety of
congenital heart defects, including those complicated by heart rhythm problems,
heart failure and pulmonary hypertension. For women with congenital heart
defects, we partner with our colleagues in obstetrics to achieve the safest delivery
plans possible for mother and baby.
A multidisciplinary team of board-certified specialists from Inova Heart and
Vascular Institute and Inova Children’s Heart Center collaborate to provide quality
care for congenital heart disease at all stages. Patients have the advantage
of seamless access to the collective expertise of Inova’s highly skilled pediatric
and adult specialists in a single location, to improve outcomes and enhance
quality of life. Areas of specialization include:
- Adult Congenital Cardiac Catheterization
Cardiac surgeons and interventional cardiologists perform advanced procedures such as the
minimally invasive transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and
catheter-based pulmonary valve replacement.
- Adult Congenital Electrophysiology
Electrophysiologists with specialized
expertise in management of adults with congenital heart disease treat all
types of arrhythmias, including the most challenging heart rhythm disorders
once considered untreatable. Our Atrial Fibrillation Program features the
Maze surgical procedure and rigorous patient follow-up. We also place
biventricular pacemakers to resynchronize the heart and improve myocardial
dysfunction.
- Advanced Cardiac Therapies
Inova’s end-stage heart failure program offers
mechanical cardiac assist programs, including the only Joint Commission certified
ventricular assist device (VAD) program, as well as heart and lung
transplantation. The Inova Pulmonary Hypertension Program was one of
the first in the country accredited as a Comprehensive Care Center by the
Pulmonary Hypertension Association to care for adults with congenital heart
disease and pulmonary hypertension.
- Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Inova’s high-risk obstetric specialists carefully
manage women with congenital heart disease during pregnancy. The team
also cares for women carrying a baby with suspected congenital heart
disease that may require specialized pediatric care after birth. This includes
specialized care for mother and baby during labor and delivery and
post-natal care of the newborn.”
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