Pediatric Cardiology at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Cardiology.
Meet pediatric cardiologist Dr. Dongngan Truong — blending expert echocardiography, CHD care and family‑centered heart disease support. Learn how she guides heart patients and educates families and clinicians alike.
Learn when to use Tylenol or Motrin for your heart warrior — pain relief tips and pediatric cardiology insight for safe dosing
Learn why sports physicals are important for young athletes and how heart health screening keeps children safe and active.
Learn what to expect at a pediatric ECHO or pediatric EKG appointment. Noninvasive, painless ways to learn about the heart’s system.
Neill Videlefsky, MD, loves going to work every day. He feels that it is a privilege to care for his patients and their families. A significant part of the reason he loves his job as a cardiologist so much is…
Meet Dr. Andrea Kropf — a dedicated pediatric cardiologist at Children’s Cardiology, caring for children and expectant families from fetal cardiology to adolescent heart care.
Brandon Harden, MD, says becoming a physician is the only career he can remember wanting to pursue in his life. His mom, a teacher, and dad, a pharmacist, encouraged him to become a doctor. His hometown of Rincon, outside of…
What is an Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)? The atrial septum is the wall between the two upper chambers of the heart, and an atrial septal defect (ASD) is an abnormal hole in the wall. ASD, a heart problem that is present at…
A top-end heart rate for children is roughly 220 bpm minus the child’s age in years. Rates faster than that can indicate supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), an abnormally fast heart rhythm caused by an electrical short circuit in the top chambers…
A heart murmur is simply the sound of blood moving through the heart, and in many children it’s completely harmless. Learn what causes heart murmurs, how doctors evaluate them, and when further testing may be needed.