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Dr. Michael Schmitz, Chief of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, explains the process of putting a child under anesthesia in the ACH Heart Center and at what points parents may be with their children. (Click to watch the video)

ECMO Specialist Chuck Troillet explains why some patients require support from the Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) system and describes what takes place when children are placed on ECMO. (Click to watch the video)

Paul Seib, M.D., a pediatric cardiologist at Arkansas Children's Hospital, explains what happens in the heart of a patient who is diagnosed with Atrial Septal Defect and demonstrates how our doctors repair that defect. (click to watch the video)

Eudice Fontenot, M.D., pediatric cardiologist at Arkansas Children's Hospital and associate professor of Pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine, discusses the rare heart defect known as Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and how physicians at Arkansas Children's Hospital treats adults and children with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. (click to watch the video)

Robert D.B. “Jake” Jaquiss, M.D., chief of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery at Arkansas Children's Hospital and professor of Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences talks about the Berlin Heart technology, which is used at Arkansas Children's Hospital to “bridge” children waiting for heart transplants who might not otherwise survive until a donor heart becomes available. (click to watch the video)

Robert Morrow, M.D., chief of Pediatric Cardiology at Arkansas Children's Hospital and professor of Pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine tells why adults with congenital heart disease need to be treated in a children’s hospital, rather than an adult hospital, and what the program at Arkansas Children's Hospital can offer those patients. (click to watch the video)

Volkan Tuzcu, M.D., the only pediatric electrophysiologist in Arkansas, is the director of Electrophysiology and Pacing at Arkansas Children’s Hospital and associate professor of Pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine. Dr. Tuzcu discusses recent innovations in treating patients who have electrical problems within their heart, problems that can be corrected without the need for open heart surgery. (click to watch the video)

For more information on cardiac defects and treatments, visit the Articles section, where you will find pediatric cardiology resources for patients and parents of patients.