For Health Professionals

The Children's Heart Center at Children's Hospital of New Jersey provides extraordinary care for infants and children with congenital heart and lung disease. The Children’s Heart Center is the only facility of its kind in New Jersey offering the expertise and resources to provide a comprehensive range of services including prenatal, neonatal and pediatric diagnostic, interventional and cardiothoracic surgical services. The state-of-the-art 10-bed Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, the only one in New Jersey, provides for care of these special infants, and children in a family-centered environment using a team approach.

Dedicated cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiologists, cardiac intensivists, cardiothoracic anesthesiologists, nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists are available for consultation across the entire spectrum of pediatric, fetal, and “grown-up” congenital heart disease.

When families visit The Children's Heart Center for evaluation or follow-up visits, a comprehensive array of ancillary diagnostic services are immediately available. From diagnostic testing to consultations with other specialists, patient visits are structured such that the family leaves fully informed about the diagnosis and treatment plan.

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• Programs and services
• Cardiac research
• Consultation and referral
• Emergency Transportation
• Cardiac Team

• Drugs to avoid in patients with long QT syndrome and/or patients who already take medications that can prolong the QT interval

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