What does a Pediatric Cardiologist do?

Pediatric cardiologist specializes in diagnosing and treating heart conditions like angioplasty, ASD, VSD, Catheterization etc in children.using cath lab procedures

What are the typical symptoms of paediatric heart diseases?

Symptoms include blue color around the lips and skin, difficulty in feeding, shortness of breath, poor growth, fatigue, and pale skin.

Which tests/ investigations are generally required by Pediatric Cardiologist ?

Symptoms include blue color around the lips and skin, difficulty in feeding, shortness of breath, poor growth, fatigue, and pale skin.

What is the difference between an pediatric Cardiologist and pediatric Cardiac Surgeon?

Pediatric cardiologist specializes in diagnosing and treating heart conditions like angioplasty, ASD, VSD, Catheterization etc in children.using cath lab procedures wheras the pediatric cardiac surgeon operates surgically.

Would a blocked artery show up on ECG?

Yes, it does as an ECG can recognize the signs of Blocked Arteries.

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Dr Vijay Agarwal

Pediatric Cardiologist

Director
MBBS , MS , MCh , FRCS

4.9 (32 Ratings)

21 years of overall experience

Works at Fortis Hiranandani Hospital, Vashi

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About Dr Vijay Agarwal

Dr. Vijay Agarwal is one of the most renowned Pediatric Cardiologist with 14+ years of experience.
He operates more than 500 cases annually of which 30 to 40% are neonates.
He has worked as specialist Registrar at UCL, London, Liverpool & Belfast.
Dr. Agarwal has appeared in various noteworthy news media like Nyooz ,Daily News & Analysis ,Times of India .
Dr. Vijay Agarwal area of expertise is the Coronary Surgery, Valve Surgery, Arterial Switch Operation, Nikaidoh Procedure and neonatal cardiac surgery apart from making child heart surgery more and more affordable.

Medical Problems

For which Dr Vijay Agarwal can be consulted

Heart Valve Disorders
Congenital Heart Disease
Heart Failure

Pericardial Diseases
Oral lichen planus

Paper Published

Minimally invasive technique of harvesting saphenous vein using conventional instruments. How to do it. Asian annals of cardiovascular surgery.vol-9,No 3,September 2001. Vijay Agarwal, Nirmal Gupta, S.K Agarwal, A.K Srivastava.
Esophagopleural fistula following sponateous rupture of Traction Diverticulum-A rare presentation. Asian annals of Cardiovascular surgery,Vol-11, Dec 2003. Vijay Agarwal, Sushil Singh, Mohd Salman Siddiq, Shekhar Tandon
Primary Cardiac Tumour-Surgical experience and follow up, Indian Heart Journal, 2003.55; 632-636. Vijay Agarwal ,S.K Agarwal, Shalini Kapoor, A.K Srivastava
Recurrent Coarctation in a Patient With Alagille Syndrome Vijay Agarwal, Ian Ramnarine, Antonio F. Corno, Marco Pozzi. (ICTVS)European Journal Of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dec 2005.