Category Archives: Pediatric Cardiology

Coronary Artery Spasm (Heart Spasm): Symptoms, Causes and Treatment

Heart spasm (chest tightness) is a condition in which the muscles in the walls of [...]

Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP): Symptoms, Causes and Treatment Options

Mitral Valve Prolapse in children is a condition in which the mitral valve located between [...]

Cyanosis (Bluish Skin): Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment

Cyanosis is the bluish-purple discoloration of the skin, nail beds, and lips that occurs when [...]

Cardiac Arrhythmia: Types, Symptoms, Causes and Treatment Options

Heart rhythm disorder (arrhythmia) is a condition in which the heartbeat becomes irregular, rises far [...]

Heart Pain (Chest Pain): Common Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Options

Heart pain in children is rarely caused by the heart itself; these aches felt in [...]

Kawasaki Disease in Children: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment Options

Kawasaki disease is a systemic illness of childhood that develops suddenly and causes widespread inflammation [...]

Ebstein’s Anomaly: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment

Ebstein anomaly is a rare congenital heart disease caused by a developmental abnormality of the [...]

Tricuspid Atresia: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment

Tricuspid atresia is a life-threatening congenital heart disease characterized by the complete absence of development [...]

Acquired Complete Atrioventricular (AV) Block: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment

Acquired complete atrioventricular block in children is a serious heart rhythm disorder that occurs when [...]

Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization: Procedure, Uses, Risks and Recovery

Cardiac catheterization in children is a minimally invasive, non-surgical medical procedure used to diagnose and [...]

Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCs): Symptoms, Causes and Treatment

Premature ventricular contractions are electrical rhythm disturbances originating from the lower chambers of the heart, [...]

Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment

Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is a structural heart rhythm disorder caused by an extra electrical connection [...]