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Pediatric Cardiac Catheritization: Dr. Berdjis
Farhouch Berdjis, MD, pediatric cardiologist, explains about pediatric cardiac catheritization, a procedure that helps diagnosis heart problems in children.
Cardiac MRI: Dr. Renella
In this segment, Dr. Pierangelo Renella, CHOC, talks about Cardiac MRI, the advanced non-invasive imaging technique for diagnosing heart defects.
Pediatric Cardiology: Dr. John Cleary
In this segment from American Health Journal, Dr. John Cleary discusses modern developments in pediatric cardiology.
Si, Ming-Sing MD
Dr. Ming-Sing Si is board certified in cardiothoracic surgery and congenital cardiac surgery and congenital cardiac surgery.
Van Arsdell, Glen MD
Dr Van Arsdell is board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery and congenital cardiac surgery.
Being a Pediatric Physician: Dr. Gates
Being a pediatric physician, Dr. Richard Gates shares with us how he likes interacting with patients and families.
Being a Doctor: Dr. Chang
Being a doctor, Dr. Anthony Chang tells us about the pleasure he gets from seeing his small patients grow up to be adults.
Why I Got Into Medicine: Dr. Berdjis
Dr. Farouch Berdjis reveals why he became interested in practicing medicine.
Paras, Dione NP
Dione Paras is a nurse practitioner and is a member of the CHOC Specialists who treats kids and teens in Orange County.
Atrioventricular Canal Defect
Atrioventricular canal (AV Canal or AVC) defect is a congenital heart defect. That means it is present at birth.
Transposition of the Great Arteries
Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) is a congenital (present at birth) heart defect. (It is also often referred to as “transposition of the great vessels.”)
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle that reduces the heart’s ability to pump blood effectively.
Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
A ventricular septal defect (VSD) is an opening in the ventricular septum, or dividing wall between the two lower chambers of the heart known as the right and left ventricles.
Atrial Septal Defect
An atrial septal defect is an opening in the atrial septum, or dividing wall between the two upper chambers of the heart, known as the right and left atria.
Pulmonary Atresia (PA)
Pulmonary atresia (PA) is a heart defect that occurs due to abnormal development of the fetal heart during the first eight weeks of pregnancy.
Electrocardiograms (ECG)
An electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) is one of the simplest and fastest procedures used to assess the heart.
Aortic Stenosis
Aortic stenosis may be present in varying degrees, graded according to how much obstruction to blood flow is present. A child with severe aortic stenosis will be quite ill.
Fetal Echocardiogram
CHOC offers the only comprehensive fetal cardiology services in Orange County, including performing fetal echocardiograms on pregnant women.
Interventional Cardiology Program
The CHOC Heart Institute proudly offers an Interventional Cardiology Program for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac conditions.
Truncus Arteriosus
Truncus arteriosus is a congenital (present at birth) defect that occurs due to abnormal development of the fetal heart during the first eight weeks of pregnancy.
Coarctation of the Aorta
Coarctation of the aorta is a congenital (present at birth) heart defect involving a narrowing of the aorta. This narrowing restricts the amount of oxygen-rich (red) blood that can travel to the lower part of the body.
Congenital Pulmonary (Valve) Stenosis
Pulmonary stenosis is a congenital (present at birth) defect that occurs due to abnormal development of the fetal heart during the first eight weeks of pregnancy.
Radiology and Imaging
CHOC has the only radiology imaging facility in Orange County just for kids, and uses less radiation than many adult facilities.
Syncope (Fainting) in Children
Syncope is a temporary loss of consciousness and muscle tone caused by inadequate blood supply to the brain. Syncope is commonly called fainting.
Echocardiogram
Echocardiograms are common, safe procedures that help doctors look at how the heart is working. They may also be called an “echo,” “cardiac ultrasound” “ultrasonography” or “cardiac Doppler.”
