Diagnosing and Evaluating Heart Disease in Children

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Diagnosing and Evaluating Heart Disease in Children

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Diagnosing and evaluating heart disease in children can be complex and requires clinical care by a physician or other healthcare professional. Listed in the directory below are some means by which heart disease in children is evaluated and diagnosed, for which we have provided a brief overview.

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Physical Examination
Blood Tests
Chest X-Ray
EKG / ECG
Holter Monitoring
Exercise (EKG / ECG) Testing
Tilt Table Evaluation
Echocardiography
Transesophageal Echocardiography
Fetal Echocardiography
CT (Computerized Tomography) Scan
Ultrafast / Electron Beam CT Scan
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Cardiac Catheterization

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