Pediatric Cardiologist ·
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center -Ichilov Hospital , Tel Aviv, Israel
37 Years of experience ·
Languages Spoken: Hebrew , English
Please find below the names of the cardiac conditions treated by Dr. Livia Kapusta 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. Congenital heart defects are the ones which the child is born with, it is a structural defect.
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. Some more complications of congenital heart issues are as follows:
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.
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.
Dr. Livia Kapusta performs the following kinds of procedures.
The doctor also manages conditions in patients and undertakes medical treatments as mentioned below:
It is heart (cardiothoracic) surgeon or congenital cardiac surgeon who perform the procedure with the doctor as a team.
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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. The doctor also conducts physical examination of the patient which includes their blood pressure, vital signs, weight, and the heart, lungs, blood vessels health. 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. In addition to giving references of fellow pediatric specialists to patients, the doctor also screens, monitors and treats related conditions that can build up into adult diseases.
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.
When your child has symptoms that are a sign of a heart condition then you must take him 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. 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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