Adolescent and Adult Congenital Heart Disease Clinic

Children and adolescents with heart disease are reaching adulthood and require ongoing specialized cardiovascular care. The cardiologists at Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University Medical Center have combined their experience and expertise to develop a comprehensive multispecialty clinic for the evaluation and care of the adolescent and adult with congenital heart disease.

Consultations and cardiovascular care at the Adolescent & Adult Congenital Heart Disease Clinic include:

• Medical and surgical evaluations of patients with congenital heart disease

• Pre-pregnancy cardiac examinations and continual medical care for patients with heart disease

• Care of patients with connective tissue disorders such as Marfan's Syndrome

• Genetic and risk factor testing of patients and their families with premature coronary artery disease

The comprehensive resources of The Ohio State University Medical Center combined with the expertise in congenital diseases of Nationwide Children's Hospital provide a unique depth of services for central Ohio.

• Interventional cardiovascular procedures

• Pulmonary and aortic balloon valvuloplasty for pulmonary and aortic stenosis

• Balloon angioplasty of coarctation of the aorta

• Stent placement in narrowed great vessels

• Coil occlusion of patent ductus arteriosus

• Device closure of atrial septal defects

• 3-Dimensional echocardiography

• Cardiac and lung transplantation

The Adolescent & Adult Congenital Heart Disease Clinic at Nationwide Children's Hospital and OSU Medical Center is staffed by board certified adult and pediatric cardiologists with specific interests and training in adult congenital heart disease, connective tissue disorders, pregnancy and cardiac disease, and premature coronary artery disease. Subspecialists in other disciplines, such as OB/GYN, ophthalmology, pulmonary medicine and genetics help provide optimal continuity of care. If a surgical evaluation is required, the cardiothoracic surgeons at Nationwide Children's Hospital and OSU Medical Center have years of experience and training in congenital heart disease and connective tissue disorders and in the care of adults with heart disease.