Pediatric Cardiologist ·
Acibadem Altunizade Hospital , Istanbul, Turkey
34 Years of experience ·
Languages Spoken: Turkish , English
Please find below the names of the cardiac conditions treated by Dr. Arda Saygili in children:
Heart conditions in children call for immediate intervention and should not be left unattended for long. In children, the heart conditions are of two kinds, ones related to the electrical system that make the heartbeat work and the others are structural issues in the heart which are present since birth. Congenital heart defects are the ones which the child is born with, it is a structural defect.
There are several signs and symptoms linked to pediatric cardiac conditions like,
If your child is having rapid breathing and rapid heartbeat then they most probably have a heart condition and it is important to get it checked. Congenital heart disease in children can lead to more issues such as
When the symptoms in children start appearing early in it is a reflection on the severity of the defect whereas milder conditions mean symptoms can appear later part of childhood like teenage or early adulthood.
Pediatric cardiologist are not surgeons but may perform some invasive procedures. The operating hours of the doctor are from 9 am to 6 pm, Monday to Saturday only.
Dr. Arda Saygili performs the following kinds of procedures.
Medical treatments and management of conditions in patients are also recommended by the doctor like:
Heart and blood vessel conditions are treated by the doctor and surgery is performed in tandem with a heart (cardiothoracic) surgeon or congenital cardiac surgeon.
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Medical history evaluation and knowledge sharing with patients regards a healthy lifestyle is one of the many roles of a pediatric cardiologist. The vital signs of the patient, their blood pressure, weight and the health of their lungs, heart and blood vessels is also checked by the doctor during the physical examination. It is not just the treatment of different heart and blood vessel conditions but the interpretation of imaging and laboratory test results as well as the diagnosis is done by the doctor. Providing referrals, screening, monitoring and treating related conditions is also the work of a pediatric cardiologist.
Before and during your visit to the pediatric cardiologist you undergo many tests some of them are listed here.
The patient can expect a full recovery post the best treatment which can be based on the right tests. The exact basis of the ailment can be also be decided with the tests which ensures that the condition can be arrested without any further complications.
Symptoms that are an indication of a heart condition should prompt a visit to a pediatric cardiologist. You can also be referred to the doctor from your primary care physician or can consult them if there are signs such as heart murmurs, palpitations or tachycardia which indicate fast heart beats. The presence of some distressing issues such as cyanosis, dizziness and fainting or the child has any genetic syndrome then heart condition cannot be ruled out. It is important to get regular checkups done incase there is a family history of particular cardiac conditions.
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