The University of Chicago

Heart Diseases in Children
Information Center



Pediatric Cardiology For Medical Professionals
Contains:
Basic sciences: cardiovascular embryology, physiology and pathology.
Diagnosis and therapeutics:  cardiovascular pharmacology, electrocardiography, chest radiology, echocardiography and cardiac catheterization.
Heart Diseases: congenital heart diseases and acquired heart diseases in children.
Pediatric cardiology For Patients & Parents
Contains:
General information:
normal heart, heart murmurs.
Heart diseases: birth defects, acquired heart diseases, fainting, athlete&heart diseases.
Tests: chest x-ray, ECG, echocardiography, cardiac catheterization
Treatment: interventional cardiology, cardiac surgery.
Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship at The University of Chicago

Manuscript Central Instructions

 

Murmurs

This page is an adjunct to the Pediatric Cardiology Weekly Question for pediatric residents

 

Links
  Pediatric cardiology at The University of Chicago
  Pediatric cardiology journal - Springer-Verlag-New York
  More pediatric cardiology sites

About the "Heart Diseases in Children Information Center"
The information provided in this site is intended to educate medical professionals and the general public about heart diseases in children.  The authors are professors at The University of Chicago, Rush medical College and The University of Illinois.  This web site is housed at The University of Chicago and supervised by Ra-id Abdulla, MD.  To contact Dr. Abdulla, e-mail: rabdulla@peds.bsd.uchicago.edu
Dr. Abdulla is Board certified in pediatrics and pediatric cardiology.  he is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Chicago and Editor-in-Chief of Pediatric Cardiology journal.

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