Our Healthy Hearts Program cares for newborns, children and young adults who are at risk of early heart disease. Patients are referred to our program when there are concerns of:

• High blood pressure (hypertension)
• A high amount of fat in the blood (hyperlipidemia)
• A family history of early heart disease
• Obesity

With clinics in Milwaukee and Appleton, the Healthy Hearts Program provides all your care needs. The team is made up of providers from many different services who find and reduce the heart disease risk in children. We meet the health needs of every child in our program. We offer personal education, lifestyle modification and medication therapies. All this is done to lower the risk of future heart disease.

After a first, in-depth meeting, our team makes a personal treatment plan. It will have a strong focus on healthy living, nutrition, physical activity and behavior. 

Our evaluation and follow-up process may include the following:

• Diagnostic tests (echocardiograms, blood tests, exercise stress testing, blood pressure monitoring)
• Dietitian support
• Personalized exercise program
• Behavioral support from one of our Children's Wisconsin psychologists 

Follow-up visits are scheduled based on the needs of the patient and family. Some of these visits may be done by virtual video visit.