Pediatric Cardiology
Pediatric cardiology is the branch of science that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of heart diseases of people starting from the heart of a baby in the womb to children aged 18. The development of the heart, which takes its special shape with the differentiation and development of cells, is completed within two months following fertilization. The heart, which is tubular before this period, becomes an organ with 4 valves and 4 chambers within 60 days and continues to function throughout human life.
In some cases, there are disorders, in other words, anomalies, in the heart of a baby still in the womb due to its development. This situation constitutes approximately 10% to 30% of all diseases seen at birth. Congenital heart disease is seen in approximately 9 out of every 1000 babies born alive. While some of these anomalies are not clinically significant and will heal on their own, some can only be treated with surgery. Although it is suggested that heart diseases, for which early diagnosis and diagnosis are very important, are caused by genetic and environmental factors, the cause of most of them is not yet fully known.