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How should I prepare for my first visit to a paediatric cardiologist?

Parents or guardians must prepare by carrying complete medical histories and documents of the patients along with an insurance card. Specialists recommend that parents be with their children during treatment to comfort them and prevent panic. Lastly, reach out before your appointment and review all necessary guidelines and instructions for the treatment.

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When should I consider seeing a paediatric cardiologist?

You are supposed to see a paediatric cardiologist in Kottakkal when the child experiences severe chest pain, heart murmurs, fainting, or heart palpitations. However, parents must see them in case of congenital heart disease, arrhythmias, cardiomyopathy, or hypertension.

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What are the most common types of conditions that paediatric cardiologists treat?

Paediatric cardiologists are experts in diagnosing and treating severe cardiac issues in infants, children, and teenagers. This includes addressing heart structural differences, hole-in-the-heart defects, Down syndrome, Marfan syndrome, Williams syndrome, and Turner syndrome.

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What question you should ask a paediatric cardiologist?

Parents must know the time duration of specific treatments, conditions in which appointment is required, potential risks, possible treatment plans available, and conditions in which they must be involved during the treatment. Ask treatment-related questions that you have with experts.

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What does a paediatric cardiologist do?

Paediatric cardiologists are experts in addressing, treating, and managing heart issues in children. They diagnose heart issues in infants during their pre-birth using foetal echocardiogram treatment and post-birth through ECG machines and imaging tests. Further, they provide medications for effective cardiac problem treatments.

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How do paediatric cardiologists decide if surgery is necessary?

Paediatric cardiologists are not involved in surgical treatment; instead, they provide medications and refer patients to cardiac surgeons in case the patient requires immediate surgical treatment and medical assistance.

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What documents should I carry on my first visit to a paediatric cardiologist?

Parents are required to carry medical reports of their patients, their medical history, a list of current medications and symptoms, specific genetic disorders, and test results of previous treatment plans. This helps medical staff and specialists diagnose and treat patients.

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Will a paediatric cardiologist help manage side effects during treatment?

Yes, medical specialists at Aster MIMS Hospital in Kottakkal provide comprehensive and preventive care to patients during treatment. They follow medical protocol in identifying heart problems through ECG machines and imaging tests, followed by providing complete medications and analysing associated risks.

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How does a paediatric cardiologist decide on a treatment plan?

Paediatric cardiologists only provide non-surgical treatment, and during emergency cases, they consult with cardiac surgeons to identify the best possible treatment plan. Additionally, they identify heart issues that children have through physical and imaging tests, identify structural differences that patients are born with, and accordingly prescribe medications.

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