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Pediatric Cardiologist
Star Hospitals , Hyderabad, India27 Years of experience
Speaks: English
There are many cardiac conditions that Dr. Suman Vyas treats in children and we have listed some of them here.
Heart conditions are a cause for serious concern not just in adults but especially so in children as they have their whole life ahead of them. 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. The structural defects in the heart that children are born with are called congenital heart defects.
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 disease in children can lead to more issues such as
In children, early onset of symptoms are a sign that the heart condition is more severe whereas when less severe the symptoms do not show till later stage of childhood or teenage years.
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. This doctor works from Monday to Saturday, 9 am to 6 pm.
The list of procedures performed by Dr. Suman Vyas are mentioned here for your convenience:
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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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. The doctor also makes sure to screen, monitor and treat related conditions which may lead on to become a serious adult disease and provides referrals of fellow pediatric specialists if needed.
Please have a look at the various tests that are done before and during consultation with pediatric cardiologist.
The tests can give direction to the treatment owing to the best result for the patient. 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. Consulting with the doctor becomes important if palpitations or tachycardia and/or heart murmurs are experienced by the patient. If cardiac conditions are common in your family then you must keep close tab on the child’s heart condition and visit the doctor if needed.