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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Jeffrey R Boris, M.D. Sep 28, 2012
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By bobby480 Blank
Our daycare provider told us yesterday as we arrived that our daughter who is a twin, turned blueish/purplish around ...
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Jeffrey R Boris, M.D. Sep 27, 2012
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Jeffrey R Boris, M.D. Sep 25, 2012
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By mshanson Blank
Our son is 5. He's always had a history of complaining that he can't swallow certain foods (meats like pork chop, roa...
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Jeffrey R Boris, M.D. Sep 27, 2012
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By mavaldez001 Blank
My grandson is 4 years old now. He's had 2 valve replacements, g-tube fed, had fundoplication procedure to aspiration...
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Jeffrey R Boris, M.D. Sep 25, 2012
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By Alicia013 Blank
My 17yr. old daugther was recently diagnosed with LV Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy. She had several tests done such as...
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Jeffrey R Boris, M.D. Sep 25, 2012
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By spenjo Blank
My 14 year old daughter has a history of precordial catch syndrome which has been more frequent during periods of gro...
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Jeffrey R Boris, M.D. Sep 25, 2012
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By damey Blank
Hi, I have a 6 yr old son who will be needing his conduit replacement in just a week. He was born with, Transpostitio...
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Jeffrey R Boris, M.D. Sep 25, 2012
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By Bg2012 Blank
dear Dr, i'm 30 wks pregnant and i did fetal echo, in that they found that there is a "perimembrous VSD meassuri...
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Jeffrey R Boris, M.D. Sep 25, 2012
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we recently got to know that my sister aged 10 years has ASD. according to the echocardiogream report she has a 13mm ...
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Marie M Gleason, M.D. Sep 20, 2012
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By mshanson Blank
My daughter is now 2 years, almost 4 months. Had a history of VSD, ASD and CHF, all of which have resolved (closed on...
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Marie M Gleason, M.D. Sep 20, 2012
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By jenka748 Blank
Thank you so much for this forum. I noticed that my almost 4 year old has high rate. I measured it with a hear rate m...
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Marie M Gleason, M.D. Sep 20, 2012
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By sultana_kabir Blank
Hi, I am from Bangladesh. My daughter is 6 month 6 days old. we found her cardiology problem when shw was 1 month 2 w...
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Marie M Gleason, M.D. Sep 26, 2011
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By threeandahalf Blank
I am Mom to a 3 year old boy with repaired tga/vsd/asd with ascending aortic dilation with mild aortic regurg. I nee...
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Marie M Gleason, M.D. Sep 07, 2012
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By shel1234 Blank
Hi I have been on here a few times with Questions regarding my 11 year old son who has BAV, Post stenotic aorta dilat...
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Marie M Gleason, M.D. Sep 07, 2012
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By miaberg Blank
After my daughter was born, it was noted that she was having PAC's. We took her to a cardiologist when she was 2 1/...
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Marie M Gleason, M.D. Sep 07, 2012
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Marie M Gleason, M.D. Sep 05, 2012
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By Lizbeth68 Blank
My very athletic, asymptomatic, 12 year old Caucasian son was recently diagnosed with a dilated right coronary artery...
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Marie M Gleason, M.D. Sep 05, 2012
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By bimal2778 Blank
Hi Doctor sir, My 11 month daughter has diagonoised with 2.1 mm size permembranous VSD. The details of echo test is ...
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Marie M Gleason, M.D. Sep 05, 2012
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By lucy29 Blank
MY 7YR OLD HAS BEEN HAVING COMPLAINS OF CHEST PAIN AND HEART PALPITATIONS. HE WAS PLAYING BASEBALL AND NEVER HAD COMP...
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Marie M Gleason, M.D. Sep 05, 2012
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By choccie Blank
I am 26 weeks pregnant. Had a normal anomoly scan at 20 weeks. I have a doppler at home I have been checking baby abo...
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Marie M Gleason, M.D. Sep 05, 2012
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By mousumi022 Blank
Dear Doctor, My 2 year old daughter was diagnosed with a heart murmur in her routine 2 yr old checkup. She has no ot...
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Marie M Gleason, M.D. Sep 05, 2012
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Marie M Gleason, M.D. Jul 29, 2012
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By Bm69 Blank
My daughter was born at 35 weeks and was dx with tricuspid atresia and hypoplastic right ventricle. 6 days after she...
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