Pediatric Cardiology

Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease

• Diagnosis and treatment of infants, children, and adolescents with known or suspected congenital heart disease, acquired heart disease, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmia, and syncope
• Evaluation of pediatric patients at risk for development of cardiovascular disease for reasons including a positive family history, a history of chemotherapy, or existence of a disease or genetic condition associated with the development of cardiovascular complications (such as sickle cell disease and Duchenne muscular dystrophy)
• Specific cardiovascular conditions managed include:
  • Aortic Arch Anomalies
  • Aortic Stenosis
  • Atrial Septal Defect
  • Atrioventricular Septal Defect
  • Coarctation Of The Aorta
  • Dilated Cardiomyopathy
  • Endocarditis
  • Heart Valve Disease
  • Heterotaxy Syndromes
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  • Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
  • Kawasaki Disease
  • Marfan Syndrome
  • Patent Ductus Arteriosus
  • Pericarditis
  • Pulmonary Stenosis
  • Supraventricular Tachycardia
  • Tetralogy Of Fallot
  • Ventricular Septal Defect
  • Ventricular Tachycardia
  • Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
  • Others
• Conditions diagnosed in pediatric patients may be followed well into adulthood.

Fetal Cardiology Evaluation and Diagnoses

• Arrhythmias
• Cardiomyopathies
• Atrioventricular Septal Defect
• Tricuspid Atresia
• Pulmonary Atresia
• Transposition Of The Great Arteries
• Tetralogy Of Fallot
• Aortic Stenosis
• Pulmonary Stenosis
• Truncus Arteriosus
• Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
• Double Outlet Right Ventricle
• Complex Single Ventricle
• Others

We routinely perform an electrocardiogram (EKG) for new pediatric cardiology patients. Echocardiograms, exercise stress test/stress echo, and Holter/event monitor testing are also available when necessary for the initial or ongoing evaluation and treatment of the patient. Fetal echocardiograms are performed on all fetal cardiology patients.