The diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of infant, child and adolescent heart diseases, starting from the heart of the newborn period until the end of the age of 18, are included in the field of Pediatric Cardiology.
Among these diseases, congenital heart diseases (holes, stenoses), subsequent heart diseases (rheumatic valve diseases,
infectious diseases) and heart rhythm disorders.
Congenital heart diseases are structural diseases that occur in the early stages of pregnancy and are present in the heart from the moment the baby is born. Approximately eight of every 1000 babies born are born with congenital heart disease. Mom,
If the father or close relatives have congenital heart disease, the risk of the baby to be born is higher. Although there are many varieties, holes in the walls separating the majority of the heart chambers form stenosis in the heart valves and veins. In some cases, a chamber in the heart, the lid,
Serious diseases such as the vein has never developed. In some of the congenital heart diseases, there are no symptoms or symptoms are very mild and some of them may be very severe. Severe heart diseases show symptoms in the first few months or even in the first few days. These symptoms include bruising, nutritional difficulties in the baby,
fatigue while sucking, rapid breathing, shortness of breath, weight loss or frequent lower respiratory tract infections (pneumonia, bronchitis). Older children may experience rapid fatigue, palpitations, chest pain, and fainting. In some diseases, the patient has no symptoms or is not important,
they apply only by hearing "murmur in the heart" during the examination. Our patients frequently apply to our clinic to be evaluated for complaints such as heart murmur, bruising, rapid fatigue, chest pain, palpitations, dizziness, fainting (syncope) or high blood pressure, or for sports ability.
The majority of our patients can be diagnosed with methods such as electrocardiography (ECG) and echocardiography (ECO). If necessary, effort testing, 24-hour rhythm Holter and tension Holter monitoring and some other methods may be required.
Exp. Dr. Murat SAYGI
Child Cardiology
Among these diseases, congenital heart diseases (holes, stenoses), subsequent heart diseases (rheumatic valve diseases,
infectious diseases) and heart rhythm disorders.
Congenital heart diseases are structural diseases that occur in the early stages of pregnancy and are present in the heart from the moment the baby is born. Approximately eight of every 1000 babies born are born with congenital heart disease. Mom,
If the father or close relatives have congenital heart disease, the risk of the baby to be born is higher. Although there are many varieties, holes in the walls separating the majority of the heart chambers form stenosis in the heart valves and veins. In some cases, a chamber in the heart, the lid,
Serious diseases such as the vein has never developed. In some of the congenital heart diseases, there are no symptoms or symptoms are very mild and some of them may be very severe. Severe heart diseases show symptoms in the first few months or even in the first few days. These symptoms include bruising, nutritional difficulties in the baby,
fatigue while sucking, rapid breathing, shortness of breath, weight loss or frequent lower respiratory tract infections (pneumonia, bronchitis). Older children may experience rapid fatigue, palpitations, chest pain, and fainting. In some diseases, the patient has no symptoms or is not important,
they apply only by hearing "murmur in the heart" during the examination. Our patients frequently apply to our clinic to be evaluated for complaints such as heart murmur, bruising, rapid fatigue, chest pain, palpitations, dizziness, fainting (syncope) or high blood pressure, or for sports ability.
The majority of our patients can be diagnosed with methods such as electrocardiography (ECG) and echocardiography (ECO). If necessary, effort testing, 24-hour rhythm Holter and tension Holter monitoring and some other methods may be required.
Exp. Dr. Murat SAYGI
Child Cardiology