The End of “Good Enough” in Pediatric Cardiology Reporting

For decades, pediatric cardiology programs have had only one widely available option for documenting catheterization procedures. Not because it was ideal. Not because it evolved with the field. But because it was the only option. 

Most institutions know the limitations well. Workflows feel dated. Data is siloed. Reporting is rigid and uninspiring. Yet within these legacy systems are tens of thousands of cases representing decades of congenital heart disease care. That data is irreplaceable. Losing it is not an option. 

For years, programs accepted outdated systems because the alternative meant risking decades of clinical history. That tradeoff is no longer required. 

The Real Cost of Legacy Systems 

 The challenge with legacy reporting platforms is not the data they collect, but how limited that data is in supporting today’s clinical and operational needs. 

CHD care is inherently multi-modality and longitudinal. Patients move across Cath, Echo, MRI and Surgery, over a lifetime. Legacy systems were built as isolated repositories, optimized for documentation rather than insight. 

The impact is familiar: 

• Clinical data locked in silos 

• Limited structure that restricts analytics and research 

• Reporting that supports compliance, not decision making 

• Heavy reliance on manual abstraction

The data exists. It just cannot work together. 

Legacy Data Must Be Preserved 

CHD care is lifelong. Clinical decisions today depend on anatomy, procedures, and outcomes from years or decades prior. That historical data is essential. 

Any modern solution that requires institutions to abandon decades of Cath data is not viable in pediatric cardiology. Programs cannot rip and replace. They should not have to start over. 

The challenge has never been whether to move forward. It has been how to do so without leaving the past behind. 

What the Industry Missed 

While much of the industry focused on adult cardiology or incremental upgrades, the complexity of congenital heart disease remained underserved. 

ASCEND Cardiovascular took a different approach, building a comprehensive, multi-modality cardiovascular structured reporting platform from the ground up because pediatric cardiology needed its own solution for CHD management. 

It was designed around: 

• Congenital classifications of anatomy and physiology 

• Interventional pediatric cardiology workflows 

• Longitudinal care, not isolated encounters

This is not a generic system retrofitted for pediatrics. It was built specifically for CHD. 

Integrated care demands integrated data. 

Our platform supports structured reporting and data management across: 

• Cardiac catheterization & EP 

• Echocardiography (fetal, pediatric, and ACHD) 

• Cardiac MRI & CT

The result is clinically meaningful data that supports interventional planning, outcomes analysis, research, and quality initiatives. Data designed to be used, not just stored. 

Unlocking the Value of Legacy Data 

A modern platform alone is not enough. Legacy data must move forward with it. 

Our solution includes a dedicated data mart designed to migrate, normalize, and leverage historical Cath data from systems like PedCath. This approach preserves decades of clinical history while making it queryable and usable alongside newly captured data. 

For the first time, institutions can analyze outcomes across decades using a single, connected data foundation. 

Your legacy data is not left behind. It becomes more powerful. 

What Becomes Possible 

When historical and modern data work together, new opportunities emerge: 

• True longitudinal outcomes analysis 

• Research readiness without years of manual effort 

• Program level insights in near real time 

• A single source of truth for all CHD data

A New Standard for Pediatric Cardiology Data 

Pediatric cardiology has lived with good enough systems out of necessity, not choice. 

Now, there is a solution built specifically for the realities of CHD care. One that preserves the past while enabling the future. 

Forward thinking programs no longer have to choose between legacy data and modern capability. They can have both. 

Ready to see what’s possible when decades of CHD data finally work together? 

Visit our website to learn more about our CHD focused reporting platform and legacy data migration approach or connect directly with our team to start the conversation. 

The future of pediatric cardiology data is here, and it includes everything you have built so far