Conditions they treat
- Congenital heart defects such as holes in the heart
- Heart murmurs found on examination
- Rheumatic heart disease
- Kawasaki disease
- Heart rhythm problems in children
- Cardiomyopathy
- Blue spells and poor feeding in babies
- Chest pain and fainting in older children
Procedures and tests
- Paediatric echocardiography
- Foetal echocardiography before birth
- ECG and Holter monitoring in children
- Cardiac catheterisation
- Device closure of holes in the heart
- Long-term follow-up into adulthood
When to see one
- A murmur was heard at a baby check
- Your baby tires or sweats during feeds, or goes blue
- Your child faints during exercise
- Your child had a sore throat and now has joint pain
- There is a family history of congenital heart disease
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