Pediatric heart surgery
is performed in order to repair heart defects that are present at birth (congenital heart defects) and treat heart diseases requiring surgery that present in the child following birth.
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Dr. Fernando Villagrá. Chief of the congenital heart disease unit
Congenital Heart Disease Services Portfolio
- Intrauterine Diagnosis of CC (Fetal Echocardiography)
- Cardiological evaluation (Anamnesis, examination, ECG, echocardiogram) and follow-up, moving to the maternity wards. If applicable, organize your transfer to the HM Monteprincipe University Hospital if necessary.
- Outpatient pediatric cardiology consultations, morning and afternoon, from Monday to Friday at the HM Monteprincipe, Puerta del Sur and Sanchinarro hospitals. Anamnesis, examination, ECG, Holter, echocardiogram).
- Consultation of congenital cardiology of the adult
- Preventive consultation of sudden death in young athletes
- Assessment of arrhythmias, pacemaker and ICD implants and follow-up in children and adults with CHD
- Outpatient and hospitalized transesophageal echocardiography with CHD
- Diagnostic and therapeutic hemodynamic study (catheterization) of CC
- Surgery with / without extracorporeal CC in children and adults
- Circulatory assistance in emergency situations (ECMO)
- Psychological support to patients and family
- Online communication: 2nd Opinion, doubts, problems, etc. We promise to respond within 48 hours.
Medical team
Dra. Mónica Rodríguez (Chief of Cardiology)
Dra. Xandra Villagrá (Responsable of Hospitalization)
Dr. Carlos Labrandero
Dra. Isabel Jiménez
Dr. César Abelleira
Dr. Alejandro Rodríguez
Dr. Alberto Mendoza
Dra. Viviana Arreo
Surgical medical team
Dr. Álvaro G. Rocafort (Chief of the surgeries of congenital heart disease)
Dr. Juan Miguel Aguilar
Mentalcare
Araceli Galindo
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