Arkansas Children's provides right-sized care for your child. U.S. News & World Report has ranked Arkansas Children's in seven specialties, including Cardiology.
Our consistently high diagnostic, interventional and electrophysiology case volumes fuel our team toward exceptional outcomes.
- 100% survival rate, including transplants for FY 2021
- 1,000 - 1,300 echocardiograms read monthly across the Arkansas Children's system
- More than 380 heart transplants performed and more than 500 patients evaluated for transplants since the program began
- Follow approximately 1,100 adult congenital patients as the only adult congenital heart program in the state
- Annually, we perform:
- 20,000 diagnostic tests and cardiac images
- 400 cardiac surgeries
- 600 procedures in the cath lab
We offer telehealth appointments and have multiple locations around the state in locations convenient for regional travel.
Referring a Patient
We work with referring physicians to make sure their patients receive the quality care they expect while maintaining the quality of life they deserve. If your pediatric or adult patient needs diagnosis or treatment for a cardiology condition or a heart transplant, our team is here to help.
We accept patients through a physician referral. If you would like to learn more about our services for cardiology care, please contact us to make a referral at 501-364-4000.
Full-Service Heart Care
- Regional heart transplantation program
- Heart failure/cardiomyopathy program
- Adult congenital heart program
- Cardio neurodevelopmental program
- Electrophysiology services
- Diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization - Utilizing two highly advanced biplane cath labs with a hybrid cath lab with Siemens ARTIS Icono technology
- Fetal Heart Center – fetal cardiology diagnostic and management
- Sophisticated transport system featuring Angel One air transport with the ability to offer in-flight extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
- Cardiopulmonary mechanical support and bridge-to-transplant programs - ECMO and VADs, SynCardia and Berlin Heart Excor
Diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization - Utilizing two highly advanced biplane cath labs with a hybrid cath lab with Siemens ARTIS Icono technology
