Outpatient Cardiology

Inova's outpatient cardiology network throughout Northern Virginia and Maryland makes it easier for patients to receive the care they need close to home.

Why Inova for your child?

As a leading heart program in the Washington, DC, region, our pediatric cardiology team is among the most respected cardiologists in the area. We care for children with the most common heart problems as well as those who have rare and complex cardiac conditions.

Our team’s main mission is to provide high quality, comprehensive and compassionate care with excellent outcomes in a family-centered environment. Given the uniqueness of Inova Women’s Hospital and Inova L.J. Murphy Children’s Hospital, we can care for patients from fetal life all the way through childhood, young adulthood and into adult life – all under a single roof.


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What to expect at your child’s first visit

Depending on your child’s symptoms, the first visit with pediatric cardiology will include a physical examination, where our team evaluates your child’s heart rate, blood pressure and other vitals. It may also include diagnostic tests and imaging, such as an echocardiogram or chest X-rays, to further evaluate how the heart is working. If our pediatric cardiologists detect a significant cardiac problem, they may recommend additional testing with the latest diagnostic tools, advanced therapeutic or surgical treatment, and regular follow-ups to continue to monitor your child’s condition.

Our depth and experience allows our ambulatory team to specialize in all areas of cardiology including fetal imaging and counseling, noninvasive imaging, electrophysiology, exercise stress testing, heart failure, interventional cardiology, pulmonary hypertension, and cardiogenetic evaluation and testing.

Know that if a congenital heart defect is detected, we offer a patient- and family-centered approach to your child’s care with a personalized treatment plan. And should your child need heart surgery, our cardiothoracic surgeons provide exceptional patient outcomes, year after year.


Inova offers the following pediatric cardiology services:


  • ADHD screening
  • Cardiogenetic counseling and cardiogenetic testing
  • Echocardiography
  • Electrocardiogram
  • Event monitoring
  • Exercise Lab
  • Fetal echocardiography
  • Holter monitoring and mobile telemetry
  • Outpatient care
  • Pacemaker/defibrillator checks
  • Preventive cardiology
  • Sports clearance

Inova treats the following pediatric cardiology conditions:


  • Adult congenital heart disease
  • Aortic dilation and related connective tissue disorders
  • Arrhythmias
  • Cardiomyopathies
  • Congenital heart disease:
    • Atrial septal defect
    • Atrioventricular septal defect
    • Coarctation of the aorta
    • Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
    • Pulmonary atresia
    • Tetralogy of Fallot
    • Total anomalous pulmonary venous return
    • Tricuspid atresia
    • Transposition of the great arteries
    • Truncus arteriosus
    • Ventricular septal defect
  • Family history of sudden cardiac death
  • Heart murmurs
  • Hyperlipidemia conditions
  • Hypertension
  • Kawasaki disease
  • Long QT syndrome
  • Myocarditis
  • Palpitations
  • Pediatric heart failure
  • Pulmonary hypertension
  • Rheumatic heart disease
  • Syncope
  • Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome

Inova Children's Heart Center


Inova L.J. Murphy Children's Hospital
Inova Children’s Heart Center is one of the largest and most successful in the mid-Atlantic region. Based at the state-of-the-art Inova L.J. Murphy Children’s Hospital and outpatient cardiology clinics throughout Northern Virginia and Maryland, we provide specialized care to children of all ages.

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