Location: Ein-Karem, Mother and Child Wing,

1^st floor

The Pediatric Cardiology Unit cares for children born with heart defects, and treats heart diseases which manifest during childhood.  Also treats fetuses, newborns, children and adults with congenital heart defects or specific acquired heart diseases.

Outpatient Clinics

Pediatric Cardiology Consultation.  A tertiary care clinic for newborns and children referred after a pediatrician, cardiologist or general practitioner suspects a cardiac disease. The most frequent reason for referral is due to the auscultatory finding of a murmur.

Cardiogenetics. 

Established in 1998, this unique clinic is a joint project of the Pediatric Cardiology Unit and the Department of Genetics. A cardiologist and a geneticist examine the child and question the parents to offer specific genetic counseling to the family of the affected child or fetus. Explanations about the disease and its transmission are provided and the risk of recurrence is discussed with the family. Pregnant women who carry a fetus with a cardiac defect are also referred to this clinic. In addition to a thorough explanation of the disease and planning of the birth, emphasis on postnatal care and prognosis is stressed.