This is a specialty that focuses on heart conditions in infants, children, and adolescents. Pediatric cardiologists are medical doctors who have received training specific to the cardiovascular needs of this population.
Specialists may be engaged in this area in the following situations, among others:
- Arrhythmias
- Congenital heart defects
- Genetic heart conditions
- Heart failure
- Heart murmurs
- Rheumatic heart disease
