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Pediatric Cardiologist
Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre , Chennai, India15 Years of experience
Speaks: English
There are many cardiac conditions that Dr. R Jebaraj 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. 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 word congenital refers to a condition which is ‘beginning at and continuing since birth’ and it fits especially with structural heart defects in children.
Let us have a look at few of the signs and symptoms that define cardiac conditions:
Two of the most characteristic symptoms of heart conditions in children are rapid breathing and rapid heartbeat. Some more complications of congenital heart issues are as follows:
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. This doctor works from Monday to Saturday, 9 am to 6 pm.
Popular procedures performed by Dr. R Jebaraj are as follows:
The doctor also undertakes treatments in patients such as:
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. 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. 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. 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.
Here are the many tests that are performed prior to and during consultation with pediatric cardiologist.
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.
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. Consulting with the doctor becomes important if palpitations or tachycardia and/or heart murmurs are experienced by the patient. It is important to get regular checkups done incase there is a family history of particular cardiac conditions.