There has been a battle to keep children's heart surgery in Leeds
Children's congenital heart surgery has been suspended at a Leeds NHS Trust while an independent review is carried out.
The chief executive of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust said outside experts would be drafted in to review "all aspects" of care.
The decision was taken following a meeting with the Care Quality Commission on Thursday.
Affected families are being contacted directly by the Trust.
In a statement, chief executive Maggie Boyle, said: "We have taken the decision to temporarily pause children's congenital cardiac surgery and associated interventions while this review is conducted, a process we would aim to complete in around three weeks.
"We apologise to parents and families who will be affected during this time, and can assure them we always put the safety of our patients first.
"It is really important to us that the review is done as speedily and comprehensively as possible which, of course, we hope will show the services in Leeds to be safe.
"We are confident in the quality of the care provided by our staff and hope they will bear with us during this difficult time."
A decision to stop children's heart surgery at the Leeds hospital was quashed by a High Court judge on Wednesday.
Previously, an NHS review said surgery should stop at hospitals in Leeds, Leicester and London to focus care at fewer, larger sites.
But earlier this month, the judge ruled the consultation process which led to the decision was unfair and legally flawed.
The NHS review team said they would study the implications of the ruling, and consider grounds for appeal.
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