Pediatric Cardiology ( Child Heart Specialist )
Pediatric cardiologists diagnose, treat, and manage heart problems in children, including
- “Congenital heart disease” (heart differences children are born with), such as holes between chambers of the heart, valve problems, and abnormal blood vessels
- “Arrhythmias”, or abnormal heart rhythms caused by the electrical system that controls the heart beat
Signs and symptoms
Examples of signs and symptoms evaluated in our Division of Pediatric Cardiology include:
- Heart murmurs
- Arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm)
- Tachycardia (fast heart rate)
- Bradycardia (slow heart rate)
- Syncope (fainting)
SURGICAL—procedures & conditions:
- Tetralogy Of Fallot—Intracardiac Repair or BT shunt
- VSD/ASD- Surgical closure
- Transposition of Great Arteries: -Arterial Switch operation or Atrial Switch Operation
- TAPVC – Surgical repair
- Interruption of Aortic Arch/Co-arctation of Aorta—Surgical Arch repair (midline strenotomy or thoracotomy)
- Single Ventricle Physiology(Univentricular Heart/Tricuspid Atresia/Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum/Complex Heart Disease with Unbalanced Ventricles) : – BT shunt or PA band initially, followed by Bi-directional Glenn Shunt at 6-9 months’ age & TCPC (Total Cavo- Pulmonary Connection) after 3 years’ age