Pediatric Cardiologist ·
Acibadem Bakirkoy Hospital , Istanbul, Turkey
22 Years of experience ·
Languages Spoken: Turkish , English
There are many cardiac conditions that Dr. Ayla Oktay treats in children and we have listed some of them here.
You must intervene immediately and get the required treatment for the heart condition your child is suffering from and not let it linger. 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. Beginning at and continuing since birth is a term which refers to congenital or structural heart defects in children.
Please find here some of the many signs and symptoms referring to pediatric cardiac conditions:
Rapid breathing and rapid heartbeat are two of the most common symptoms in the children with heart conditions. Congenital heart defects lead to more complications 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.
The symptoms can show as late as late childhood or teenage years but when they are seen early on it means the heart condition is more severe. The operating hours of the doctor are from 9 am to 6 pm, Monday to Saturday only.
Popular procedures performed by Dr. Ayla Oktay are as follows:
The doctor also manages conditions in patients and undertakes medical treatments as mentioned below:
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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A pediatric cardiologist performs various roles such as evaluating medical history and bringing to the knowledge of the patient pointers for a healthy lifestyle and heart disease prevention recommendations. 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. The doctor also interprets the imaging and laboratory test results, diagnoses and treats a number of heart and blood vessel related conditions. Providing referrals, screening, monitoring and treating related conditions is also the work of a pediatric cardiologist.
There are many tests required before and during consultation for pediatric cardiologist such as
The tests can give direction to the treatment owing to the best result for the patient. They also assist in pinpointing the cause of the ailment or distress in the child in time and avoid further complications.
Any symptoms that indicate the presence of a heart condition in your child should prompt a visit to your pediatric cardiologist. Consulting with the doctor becomes important if palpitations or tachycardia and/or heart murmurs are experienced by the patient. Consulting with the doctor becomes important if palpitations or tachycardia and/or heart murmurs are experienced by the patient. A family history of cardiac conditions should also warrant regular visits to the pediatric cardiologist.
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