Norwood Valved Sano

Our Heart Institute’s cardiovascular surgery team recently performed a Norwood valved Sano procedure — an advanced surgical technique pioneered by Dr. David Kalfa and offered by only a few centers in the country.

Minima Renata Stent Procedure

Our Heart Institute team successfully placed a Minima Renata stent via cardiac catheterization in a baby weighing less than 1 kilogram — just under 2 pounds. This ultra-small, pediatric-designed stent helps open a critically narrow blood vessel in medically fragile newborns. Because these babies are so tiny, very few heart centers in the nation have the expertise or access to this technology to perform the procedure safely.

Nicklaus Children's Hospital Heart Institute Achieves Florida's First Staged Cardiac Septation Procedure

The cardiovascular surgery team at Nicklaus Children's Hospital's Heart Institute has successfully performed the first staged cardiac septation in the state of Florida on a 1-year-old baby. As one of only a handful of centers in the world offering this technique, Nicklaus Children's cardiovascular surgeons used a staged multi-step approach in order to “make a pathway” inside the heart which will allow for the heart to continue to grow and improve circulation over time.

First Traveling Bedside PDA Closure Performed at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Fort Lauderdale NICU

The team at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital’s Heart Institute has successfully performed the first traveling bedside transcatheter patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) closure on a 22-week-old premature infant weighing 800 grams within Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Fort Lauderdale, located on the campus of Broward Health Medical Center.