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Care for Heart Conditions

Heart problems can affect young children, adolescents, or the baby in the womb. If there are concerns about your child’s heart health, your pediatrician may recommend a cardiologist, a specialist in the detection and treatment of heart disease in children. The pediatric cardiologists at University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital are dedicated to providing compassionate, state-of-the-art and convenient delivery of care to children and young adults.

The pediatric cardiology division offers complete clinical services for the diagnosis and treatment of congenital and acquired heart disease in babies, children and young adults.

Board-certified specialists offer the complete range of evaluation and management to the following disorders:

Congenital heart disease in children and adults
Fetal heart disease
Acquired heart disease (such as cardiomyopathies, Kawasaki disease, etc.)
Cardiac arrhythmias
Adolescent cardiology
Blood lipid disorders
Comprehensive assessment of murmurs
Evaluation and management of:
- chest pain
- syncope
- cyanotic newborn

Diagnostic services include:

Electrocardiograph (ECG) interpretation
Arrhythmia evaluation and management
Echocardiography
Diagnostic cardiac catheterization
Interventional catheterization
Radiofrequency ablation of arrhythmias
Pacemaker management
Surgical management of congenital heart lesions
Cardiac transplantation
Evaluation and management of families with a history of premature coronary heart disease
Cardiac MRI
Exercise testing
Fetal echocardiography

UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital also offers consultations and follow-up appointments with a pediatric cardiologist in other Iowa communities.

To view our pediatric cardiology educational videos, visit our YouTube channel.

Health Information

Cardiology Health Library

Support Groups

Heart Friends Support Group

Families whose child has heart disease can meet other families through the Heart Friends Support Group. In addition to support, the group holds informative meetings and seeks to raise public awareness of congenital heart conditions.

Patient Stories

Parent Blog: James Foix
"To begin to explain everything this hospital has done and continues to do for us, I would end up writing a novel."Read more
Jayden Umthum’s Story
Jayden Umthum, the final patient to move into the new hospital on March 25, 2017.Read more
Will Kohn
Will was diagnosed at 22 months in-utero with HLHS. (Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome) Since diagnosis Will has had 3 open heart surgeries at UI Stead Family Childrens Hospital and is currently on the heart transplant list.Read more
Parent Blog: Gina Ten Pas
"The care is focused on the individual patient. Never once did I ever feel like a number."Read more
Parent Blog: Alisha Munoz
"I am thankful for the amazing medical technology and that they were even able to put a pacemaker in Andrés. He was so small."Read more

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Locations and Contact

UI Stead Family Children's Hospital
2400 Colloton Pavilion
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, Iowa 52242

In House Directions: Elevator F, Level 2
Hours
- Monday through Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Contact
- Appointment: 319-356-2229
- Emergency: 319-356-1616
- Toll Free: 888-573-KIDS (5437)
Genesis Heart Institute
1236 E. Rusholme Street, Suite 100
Davenport, Iowa 52803
Contact
- Phone: 563-421-3985
Pediatric Cardiology
330 Laurel Street, Suite 2200
Des Moines, Iowa 50314
Contact
- Phone: 515-288-1097
Mercy Medical Center
250 Mercy Drive
Dubuque, Iowa 52001
Contact
- Phone: 855-543-2884 (855 KID AT UI)
Sanford Childrens Specialty Clinic
1100 South Euclid Avenue
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57117
Contact
- Phone: 605-333-7188