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heart drawing Despite treating some of the most complex pediatric heart conditions in the world, the Cardiovascular Program 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 is important that statistics and outcomes are fully explained. We are happy to speak with parents regarding Children's Hospital Boston's outcomes anytime.

Cardiac Surgery Program
Children's is home to the largest pediatric cardiac surgery program cardiac surgery program in the country. Each year, our surgeons perform more than 1,000 operations.

In 2004, more than 2,000 patients were admitted to the cardiology inpatient service and 60 percent of those underwent surgery.

Procedure Surgeries Performed
2001-2005 		Survival Rate
2001-2005 		Surgeries Performed
2006 		Survival Rate
2006 		Surgeries Performed
2007 		Survival Rate
2007
Open heart 3418 98% 681 97% 666 99%
Closed heart (excludes premature PDA's) 1792 99% 325* 99% 401* 99%
Thirty-day Operative Survival for the Cardiac Surgery Program
*These are cumulative numbers for 2001-2005:
Procedure
 Performed*
2001-2005 		Survival Rate
2001-2005 		Performed*
2006 		Survival Rate
2006 		Performed 2007 Survival Rate 2007
ASD with or without Arch Repair 292 100% 57 100% 58 100%
VSD with or w/out Arch Reconstruction 438 99% 69 100% 66 100%
Arterial Switch (ASO) 220 98% 18
(ASO With VSD)

29
(ASO for TGA/IVS) 		95%



100% 		29
(ASO With VSD)

16
(ASO for TGA/IVS) 		100%



100%
Repair of
Total Anomalous Pulmonary
Venous Return (TAPVR) 		61 100% 3 100% 11 100%
Repair Truncus Arteriosus
with or without arch repair 		32 99% 5 100% 3 100%
Norwood-Stage I
 178 91% 40 88% 20 100%
Bi-directional Glenn-Stage II 231 100% 35 100% 32 100%
Fontan - Stage III 240 99% 40 98% 53 99%
Repair AV Canal 122 99% 36 100% 56 99%
Tetralogy of Fallot with PS or PA 277 99% 57 100% 58 100%
Sub Aortic Stenosis 90 100% 13 100% 23 100%
Read more about our Cardiac results (from Heart Murmurs, a publication of the Cardiovascular Program)
Cardiac Anesthesiology
Children's Department of Cardiac Anesthesiology is staffed by eight full-time physicians and several highly trained nurses and technicians manage before-surgery care for:
  • more than 1,000 cardiac surgeries each year
  • more than 1,000 non-surgical procedures each year.
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:
  • 1,600 cardiac catheterization procedures per year
Catheter-based therapies developed and performed by Children's faculty: