Pediatric cardiology is a
highly specialized sub-specialty of pediatrics.
Certain facts about pediatric
cardiology.
1. Unlike adults, heart
disease in children are extremely rare.
2. Almost all the heart
diseases in children are congenital, unlike in adults where most of the heart
diseases are acquired.
3. Structural heart disease
are common in children whereas adults tend to have problems in the cardiac
vessels.
4. Pediatric cardiology
requires state of the art facilities including cath lab and ICU. Well trained
staff including nurses and technicians are required to take care of children
with heart disease, most of whom are sick. Basically you need to work in a
large corporate hospital or tertiary government hospital. It is difficult to
practice from a room or a small clinic.
5. In India many parents are scared of treating their children with heart disease and neglect their care.
6. You will have to have good hand and eye skills as you will need to do cauterisation and ECHO in small children.
5. In India many parents are scared of treating their children with heart disease and neglect their care.
6. You will have to have good hand and eye skills as you will need to do cauterisation and ECHO in small children.
It is a challenging and
busy specialty but very fulfilling because most congenital heart diseases can
be permanently cured.
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