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Dr. Kavitha Chintala's Heart Care for Kids
Minimally invasive procedures to treat your child’s heart defect without operation Holes in the heart can be closed by devices (“buttons”), blocked valves and blood vessels can be opened by this technique Recovery is quick – child is able to go home the same or next day No major cuts or scars on your child’s body
LOCATION 1
CARE Hospital, Road No 1, Banjara Hills. Hyderabad
LOCATION 2
CARE Hospital,Old Mumbai Highway, HITEC City. Hyderabad
LOCATION 3
VISTA IMAGING, Road No 82, Filmnagar, Jubilee Hills
For Appointment & Locations
Call : 9121772127
Dr. Kavitha Chintala MD. FAAP. FACC. FASE
Senior Consultant interventional Pediatric & fetal Cardiologist
Dr. Kavitha Chintala MD. FAAP. FACC. FASE is the only American trained Pediatric Cardiologist in the Telugu states. She completed a 3-year exclusive Pediatric Cardiology fellowship at the prestigious Wayne State University’s Children’s Hospital of Michigan. She obtained advanced training in Fetal Cardiology at the world-renowned Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia under the mentorship of Dr. Jack Rychik. She also trained in pulmonary hypertension at the Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital & Medical Center. She is board certified in Pediatric Cardiology by the American Board of Pediatrics.
Services
ADVANCED PEDIATRIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
- Detailed image analysis of your child’s heart to understand the problem.
- It offers complete diagnosis in the majority of patients.
- This test is not harmful to your child. Child may sometimes require mild sedation to keep him/her calm during this test.
TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
- Specialized imaging performed with a small ultrasound probe passed through the food pipe located just behind the heart to obtain high quality images.
- It is usually done as a day-care procedure. Young children require sedation for this procedure.
- You will need to be fasting for 4-6 hours prior to the procedure.
CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION
- Specialised test to get information directly by entering the heart with a catheter.
- Usually done as a day care procedure. Information about pressure and oxygen levels in various parts of the heart is obtained by this procedure.
- Usually combined with angiography which shows images of the heart and blood vessels by injecting a contrast medium
ADVANCED FETAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
- Specialized ultrasound performed on the mother to detect heart problems in the unborn baby. It is similar to the routine scans you have been having throughout your pregnancy.
- Fetal heart scanning can detect most structural abnormalities of the heart, cardiac function and disturbances in the rhythm of the heart
- Ideally performed between 18-20 weeks pregnancy, No risk to the mother or fetus
Prenatal diagnosis of heart defect improves survival of the baby
ECG, HOLTER, TREADMILL, PACEMAKER IMPLANTS
- To detect and evaluate rhythm (electrical problems) in your child’s heart
- These may be present with or without underlying structural heart disease
- In some cases these abnormal rhythms can be life threatening
Thorough assessment and appropriate treatment is provided for these problems
PRE-PARTICIPATION SPORTS SCREENING
- For children & adolescents wishing to participate in competitive sports, Dr. Kavitha Chintala provides Pre-participation
- cardiovascular screening to exclude underlying cardiovascular diseases that may increase the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) during sports participation.
- While the overall incidence of sudden death during sports activities is low, it is vital to get this done to ensure safety of your child
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