What to Expect From the Norton Children’s Pediatric Cardiac Outpatient Program

Norton Children’s Heart Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, provides a full range of diagnostic and outpatient procedures for pediatric heart conditions, including:

Electrocardiography (EKG)
Transthoracic echocardiography (ECHO)
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
Fetal echocardiography
Three-dimensional echocardiography
Stress testing – treadmill and bicycle exercise
Cardiopulmonary exercise stress testing
Holter monitoring
Cardiac catheterization services, including:
- Balloon procedures
- Stent procedures
- Device closures
- Valve replacement using catheters
Electrophysiology, including:
- Cardiac ablation procedures
- Pacemaker placement using catheters

Why Choose Norton Children’s Heart Institute

Norton Children’s Hospital has been a pioneer in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery, performing Kentucky’s first pediatric heart transplant in 1986 and becoming the second site in the United States to perform an infant heart transplant.
The American Board of Thoracic Surgery has certified our cardiothoracic surgeons in congenital heart surgery.
The Adult Congenital Heart Association has accredited Norton Children’s Heart Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program as the only comprehensive care center in Kentucky and Indiana treating adults born with a heart defect.
More than 17,000 children a year visit Norton Children’s Heart Institute for advanced heart care.
Norton Children’s Heart Institute has offices across Kentucky and Southern Indiana to bring quality pediatric heart care closer to home.
The Jennifer Lawrence Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) at Norton Children’s Hospital is the largest dedicated CICU in Kentucky, equipped with 17 private rooms and the newest technology available for heart care.

What to Expect From the Norton Children’s Pediatric Cardiac Outpatient Program

What to Expect From the Norton Children’s Pediatric Cardiac Outpatient Program

Why Choose Norton Children’s Heart Institute

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