Diagnosing and Evaluating Heart Disease in Children

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 (Computed Tomography) Scan
• Ultrafast / Electron Beam CT Scan
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Cardiac Catheterization