Dr. Gayaz Akcurin
Pediatric Cardiologist
Medical Park Antalya Hospital , Antalya, Turkey40 Years of experience
Speaks: Turkish , English
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Pediatric Cardiologist
Medical Park Antalya Hospital , Antalya, Turkey40 Years of experience
Speaks: Turkish , English
We have outlined for you the many cardiac conditions in children for which you must visit Dr. Gayaz Akcurin
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. Beginning at and continuing since birth is a term which refers to congenital or structural heart defects in children.
Let us have a look at few of the signs and symptoms that define cardiac conditions:
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 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.
Dr. Gayaz Akcurin performs the following kinds of procedures.
The doctor also manages conditions in patients and undertakes medical treatments as mentioned below:
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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The role of a pediatric cardiologist is multifold, the first of whom is to evaluate the medical history and share knowledge regards healthy heart and prevention of diseases. 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. A pediatric cardiologist helps the patients by screening, monitoring and treating them for conditions that can become something serious as they grow up.
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. Complications can be avoided as the reasons for the distress or ailment in the child can be detected in time.
Any symptoms that indicate the presence of a heart condition in your child should prompt a visit to your 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. 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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