Detect if your child is suffering from cardiac problems

Of all diseases that affect the population of India, Cardiovascular diseases are the number 1 reason for deaths in the country. Recent reports have indicated that there is an increase in the number of cardiac problem based deaths by 34% in the last two decades alone. Not only this, the rate of increase in deaths are more in kids than in adults with more and more cases being identified each passing day. Leading pediatric cardiologists in Delhi suggest that this rise in number is also largely due to the change in health and lifestyle of the youth today. As a result of this, heart attacks and stroke have accounted for more than 25% of all cardiovascular diseases.

Cardiovascular diseases like Congenital Heart diseases, Atherosclerosis, Arrhythmias etc. are some of the most common diseases affecting kids in the country. Even the best doctors and pediatric neurologist in Delhi blame lack of awareness as one major roadblock in early identification of symptoms in Kids. Symptoms of heart diseases differ with age and hence it is advised to try and identify them as early as possible and then decide whether to consult a pediatric cardiologist surgeon.

Infants usually show the signs and symptoms like, getting out of breath, turning blue around the lips, passing out etc. Pediatric cardiologists say that children have been found to be at a higher risk of Congenital Heart disease in the last decade. Congenital Heart disease, or a Congenital Heart defect, is a heart abnormality present since the birth of the child, and hence they only get detected at a later stage in life. This condition can affect the heart walls, valves and vessels. In some cases, they wouldn’t show any signs and symptoms, later complicating the condition, making it more severe and life-threatening.

More and more cases have come up where the kids are born with a heart defect. These become difficult to treat and often the patient falls victim to the disease. In 2 out of 3 cases, early detection has helped prevent further damage and successfully combat the disease.

As kids grow in age few symptoms of cardiac problem can be losing breathe, getting too sweaty with exercise, chest pain with exercise, palpitations etc. These may not look like issues which require immediate attention but identifying these signs early and consulting can prevent ill effects of heart disease at a later stage. It is during this time that one has an increased chance of surviving from Arrhythmia and palpitations.

Arrhythmia is a condition where-in the heartbeats are irregular. This can be because the heartbeats are either too slow or too fast and not in perfect rhythm. 

This condition may not be very harmful but can be a sign of a developing heart problem. Hence it is advised to consult a pediatric neurologist for its treatment. It may be difficult to detect as well, but it is important to identify and not ignore its signs when the child is trying to communicate.


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