Heart Disease in Children

Richard U Garcia; Stacie B Peddy

doi:10.1016/j.pop.2017.10.005

Heart Disease in Children

Prim Care. 2018 Mar;45(1):143-154. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2017.10.005.

Authors

Richard U Garcia¹, Stacie B Peddy²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiac Critical Care Medicine, Departments of Pediatrics and Critical Care Medicine, The University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street, Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: rugsal25@gmail.com.
² Division of Cardiac Critical Care Medicine, Departments of Pediatrics and Critical Care Medicine, The University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street, Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.

PMID: 29406940
DOI: 10.1016/j.pop.2017.10.005

Abstract

The pediatric cardiology field has developed rapidly over the past few decades. More children than ever born with congenital heart disease (CHD) are growing into adulthood. Primary care providers play a key role in diagnosis, management, and referral of children with CHD because many common cardiac complaints (eg, feeding intolerance, cyanosis, chest pain, palpitations, and syncope) are first addressed in the primary care setting. The spectrum of heart disease in children ranges from common complaints to complex single-ventricle physiology, acute myocarditis, and heart transplantation. This article reviews the pathophysiology and management of the most frequent cardiac conditions encountered in primary care.

Keywords: Chest pain; Children; Congenital heart disease; Cyanosis; Heart murmur; Infective endocarditis; Primary care.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Child
Heart Diseases / congenital*
Heart Diseases / diagnosis
Heart Diseases / therapy
Humans
Mass Screening