Dr. Amit Misri
Pediatric Cardiologist
Medanta - The Medicity , Gurgaon, India20 Years of experience
Speaks: Hindi , English
Dr. Amit Misri is currently not consulting online with MediGence
Pediatric Cardiologist
Medanta - The Medicity , Gurgaon, India20 Years of experience
Speaks: Hindi , English
Please find below the names of the cardiac conditions treated by Dr. Amit Misri in children:
You must intervene immediately and get the required treatment for the heart condition your child is suffering from and not let it linger. These issues in children are either structural defects which are present from birth or ones that are linked to the electrical system responsible for the heartbeat. The structural defects in the heart that children are born with are called congenital heart defects.
Let us have a look at few of the signs and symptoms that define cardiac conditions:
Heart conditions in children are characterised with many symptoms and the most common among them are rapid breathing and rapid heartbeat. Further complications can arise because of congenital heart defects like:
The onset of symptoms is relative to the severity of the issue, in more severe cases the symptoms develop early on whereas sometimes they start showing in the teenage or early adulthood years.
Although pediatric cardiologists diagnose and medically treat heart conditions, sometimes they perform few invasive procedures. The operating hours of the doctor are from 9 am to 6 pm, Monday to Saturday only.
Popular procedures performed by Dr. Amit Misri are as follows:
In addition to medical treatments, the doctor also manages various conditions as outlined here:
If surgery needs to be performed by the doctor then it is done as a team with congenital cardiac surgeon or heart (cardiothoracic) surgeon.
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In addition to sharing knowledge with the child and loved ones towards a healthy heart and lifestyle, a pediatric cardiologist also evaluates the medical history. Physical examination of the patient is also done by the doctor and the health of their heart, lungs, blood vessels is checked, their blood pressure, vital signs and weight is checked as well. Diagnoses, treatment of various kinds of blood vessel and heart conditions and interpretation of laboratory and imaging test results is also the role of the doctor. The doctor also makes sure to screen, monitor and treat related conditions which may lead on to become a serious adult disease and provides referrals of fellow pediatric specialists if needed.
There are many tests required before and during consultation for pediatric cardiologist such as
The patient can expect a full recovery post the best treatment which can be based on the right tests. They also assist in pinpointing the cause of the ailment or distress in the child in time and avoid further complications.
Symptoms that are an indication of a heart condition should prompt a visit to a pediatric cardiologist. Consulting with the doctor becomes important if palpitations or tachycardia and/or heart murmurs are experienced by the patient. Cyanosis, dizziness, fainting in addition to genetic syndromes like Down, Marfan syndrome have also a common linkage with heart conditions in children. The pediatric cardiologist should be referred to often if there is a family history of heart conditions.
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