Pediatric Cardiology

About the direction

A pediatric cardiologist performs diagnostics and treatment of heart and vascular diseases in children, and also deals with the prevention of heart damage in various conditions and diseases.

Experienced pediatric cardiologists
Modern diagnostic database
An integrated approach to diagnosis and treatment with the participation of specialists from related specialties

Modern pediatric cardiology differs significantly from adult cardiology, since a child's heart is not a scaled-down copy of an adult heart, but a rapidly developing organ with changing functional and structural characteristics fromthe first stroke in utero is up to the age of 18 years of a child and a teenager. Therefore, it is important to pay timely attention to those conditions that may require not only diagnosis, but also additional therapeutic and organizational activities in collaboration with parents, cardiac surgeons, and doctors of other specialties.

Indications for consultation with a pediatric cardiologist: is this a disease or a suspicion of:

Indications:

arterial hypertension (primary and secondary)

pain in the heart and/or chest area

secondary changes due to diseases of other organs and systems (hypo- and hyperthyroidism, diabetes mellitus, hyperaldosteronism, kidney failure, lung diseases, oncological diseases, etc.) and other types of complex cardiological pathology

genetic pathology (syndromes or syndromic forms)

cardiac arrhythmias, conduction and excitability, nonspecific changes in the myocardium on the ECG

joint pathology and diffuse connective tissue diseases, including the exclusion of rheumatism

inflammatory heart diseases

cardiomyopathy

congenital heart defects and developmental abnormalities

heart failure

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Consultation with a pediatric cardiologist

The child needs to consult a pediatric cardiologist if:

The need for consultation:

an infant gets tired quickly when sucking from a breast or bottle, cyanosis (blueness) appears, including perioral and nasolabial triangle

an older child complains of pain in the heart area, gets tired quickly, the child has a rapid or rare heart rhythm, palpitations, heart failure, etc.

an increase or decrease in blood pressure has been established

there was a loss of consciousness or its violation (the so-called presyncopal state)

I am concerned about pain in the joints and/or their swelling

edema appears

diffuse cyanosis (i.e. cyanosis of the skin and mucous membranes) is observed

I am worried about repeated sore throats

I am worried about headaches with signs of a vascular reaction

there are signs of systemic autonomic disorders

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When does a child need a routine checkup with a pediatric cardiologist?

The need for an examination:

before the child's admission to preschool and school institutions

before starting children's visits to sports sections

before routine operations

if the child has a chronic pathology of the nasopharynx (chronic adenoiditis, tonsillitis, etc.)

if necessary, individual recommendations on the daily routine, nutrition, to reduce the risk of developing the disease.

when monitoring children with cardiological pathology for timely correction of the diagnostic and treatment plan

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Why the EMS

The first and only clinic in Russia, created in the image of the world's leading clinics

EMC is a multidisciplinary center offering patients a high level of medical services and a personalized approach

600

world-renowned doctors

57

treatment directions

35

years taking care of your health

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we work at any convenient time

World recognition and awards

Our achievements are confirmed by prestigious international awards

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World recognition and awards

We work according to international standards, we have licenses and certificates

Certificates and licenses

Specialists

Filaretova Olga

Functional diagnostics doctor, Doctor of Medicine

More than 20 years of work

Vasilevskaya Irina

, Ph.D. of Medical Sciences

More than 20 years of work

Plakhova Victoria

Specialist of ultrasound diagnostics, Doctor of Medicine

More than 20 years of work

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Questions and answers

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Pediatric Cardiology

About the direction

Indications for consultation with a pediatric cardiologist: is this a disease or a suspicion of:

Consultation with a pediatric cardiologist

The child needs to consult a pediatric cardiologist if:

When does a child need a routine checkup with a pediatric cardiologist?

Make an appointment for a consultation and we will contact you to clarify the details.

Why the EMS

The first and only clinic in Russia, created in the image of the world's leading clinics

EMC is a multidisciplinary center offering patients a high level of medical services and a personalized approach

World recognition and awards

World recognition and awards

Specialists

Make an appointment for a consultation

Specify your contacts and we will contact you to clarify the details.

Questions and answers

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