Care Center

Heart Center

Our outcomes

Despite treating some of the most complex pediatric heart conditions in the world, the Heart center at Children's Hospital Boston has some of the best success rates.

Because hospitals present data differently and because of the uniqueness of each child's situation, it’s important that statistics and outcomes are fully explained. We’re happy to speak with parents regarding our outcomes anytime.

  • Cardiac Surgery Program
  • Cardiac Catheterization Lab
  • Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)


Cardiac Surgery Program

Children's is home to the largest pediatric cardiac surgery program in the country. Each year, our surgeons perform more than 1,100 operations.
Our surgical outcomes


Cardiac Catheterization Lab 

Children's has one of the largest pediatric Cardiac Catheterization Programs in the country. It draws the most talented and ambitious fellows from around the world. Seven full-time physicians perform over 1,700 cardiac catheterization procedures per year.

Catheter procedure # of
cases 2006
 		 # of
cases 2007
 		 # of
cases 2008
 		 # of
cases 2009
 		 # of
cases 2010
 		 # of
cases 2011
 
Hemodynamic 258 267 299 334 338 279
Interventional 618 728 768 808 829 817
Biopsy 214 268 291 241 195 220
Total 1,090 1,263 1,358 1,383 1,362 1,316

 

Catheter procedure # of
cases 2006		 # of
cases 2007		 # of
cases 2008		 # of
cases 2009		 # of
cases 2010		 # of
cases 2011
Balloon Angioplasty (total) 488 570 654 674 690 685
Balloon Angioplasty by case 252 279 324 319 330 321
Balloon Valvuloplasty 81 86 76 78 105 91
Stent Implant 92 122 138 146 158 138
Transcath Occlusion 157 127 130 116 126 124
Transcath PV 0 14 22 19 59 32
Ao/Pulm Valvo <30d 28 33 21 23 29 31

*excludes coarctation stent placement