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Pediatric Heart (Expert Forum)

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Questions in this forum are answered by pediatric cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons and anesthesiologists from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. This forum is for questions and support about pediatric heart problems, symptoms and topics such as heart murmurs, palpitations, fainting, chest pain, congenital heart defects (including management and intervention), fetal cardiology, adult congenital cardiology, arrhythmias and pre-participation athletic screening.
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Heart Valves Left side of the heart enlarge heart

by jary801,
My son was bron on july 19 2009.When was bron the docter told me that h...
1

6yo female w/tachy & pounding episodes

by Surbiton,
My 6yo daughter has an increase in her tachy episodes in addition to ne...
2

amiodarone safety in paedatrics

by rak16,
my one yr daughter suddenly get diagnosed for psvt, the heart rate was ...
1

6 year old with Hypoplastic Left Heart

by heart_mom,
My daughter is 6 and was born with Hypolplastic Left Heart Syndrome. S...
1

subaortic membrane

by anuishma,
Thank you for your reply. It was the best thing I could have read. My s...
1

WPW

by kbender,
I have a 3 year old little girl named Rylee. At 35 weeks i have an emer...
6

HELP ! I do not know what to do !1

by twalkgirl2,
My 16 yr old daughter has been very weak for the last couple of months....
4

surgery of subaortic membrane

by anuishma,
dear sir,your answer would mean a lot to us... My son ,now 14 yrs,was ...
2

What Type of Chest Pain Is Most Worrisome?

by Chrissy364,
Hello Dr. Boris! Yeah it’s me again, the one who keeps asking about m...
5

is this possible?

by k81990,
dear doctor, I am 13 years young, and my dad had a heart attack. I now ...
2

Progressive AV heartblock due to Nkx2.5 gene defect

by goober62,
I would like to know more about the progressive AV heartblock due to Nk...
4

tachycardia in kids

by momtofourboys,
Dear Doctor. I have a question, but i will give you a quick background...
4

My newborn has VSD

by Nisreen770,
Hi, my newborn is 15 days old now. VSD was detected since she was born....
2

Could It Be More Than Anxiety and Panic?

by Chrissy364,
Hello again! I’m 17 years old and I was just diagnosed with GAD and P...
1

stimulant medications for ADHD effects on BAV

by shell2961,
Dr. Boris, I am a mom and pediatric nurse who is very concerned abou...
1

lvef40 dilated lv

by wadood_1968,
My Daughter was 10 month old we show pediatric cardiologist in India Dr...
10

Ecocardiograph

by lystrab,
Hi Dr Boris, I just want to find out if it is safe to have an ecocard...
1

the cause of heart palpitation and dhydration

by baby505,
what is the cause of irregular heart beat and dhydration and as well as...
3

Teenage Heart Problems

by Chrissy364,
Hello. A couple days ago I posted a question to Jeffrey R Boris, M.D. a...
1

14 wks pregnant and having irregular fetal heart rate

by ANGELKISSES31,
Hi am 35 yrs old and 14 wks pregnant. when i went to the DR today he l...
6

Cushing Disease and Enlarged Heart

by mandi817,
I have an 18 year old niece who just underwent brain surgery 7 months a...
4

Heart Palpitations In Young Age

by Chrissy364,
On June 19th 2009 I had my first panic attack. I went to Urgent Care an...
4

cpvt/ JTV519/Sleuth AT

by Joshmyboy,
My 12 year old son has been diagnosed with CPVT. His genetic testing ca...
4

Scimitar Syndrome

by rach020,
My daughter is 2 yrs old right now, at 10 months of age she was diagnos...
1

I'm not sure...

by Inquisitive07,
Im 15 yearsold and have a strange question. Summer of 2007 I started fe...
1

6 year-old boy with pounding heart

by momAJK,
My six-year-old son came to me several times throughout the day telling...
1

Chest pain and chest flutters

by philip314,
Dear doctor I am a 16 year old male. For the past few months I have ...
2

Possible Heart blockage in 14 yr. old

by jmacgu5,
My 14 yr old just went for a routine physical in order to play high sch...
4

Lv enlargement in 2 y.o. with multiple CHD

by rjthkids,
History: daughter age 2 years 11 months. Born with an small ASD, modera...
2

Progressive AV heartblock due to Nkx2.5 gene defect

by mommymic,
My husband and 3 of my 4 kids have NKX2.5 "Tin Man" and my husband pass...
1

EKG on 9 yr old son shows concern of poss enlarged heart

by sjlong98,
My 9 1/2 year old son went for his football physical. Very routine. U...
3

LVH in infants

by Seansmom530,
My son was diagnosed with LVH soon after delivery. The neonatologist i...
This Forum's Doctors
Jeffrey R Boris, M.D.
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Marie M Gleason, M.D.
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Robert E Shaddy, M.D.
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Gil Wernovsky, M.D.
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
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