24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in children
According to expert recommendations, blood pressure should be measured at every preventive medical appointment in children over 3 years of age. In younger children, this should be done when illness...
Stress test in children - indications, contraindications, how to perform
The exercise stress test is a non-invasive diagnostic method for assessing cardiac symptoms during controlled exercise and, on this basis, determining the degree of cardiac dysfunction or the...
Kawasaki disease, a dangerous disease for the heart - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Kawasaki disease is an acute vasculitis of undetermined aetiology. It is assumed that the cause may be an immune reaction related to a viral infection. Children aged 6 months to 5 years are most...
Measurement of blood pressure in children
Blood pressure measurements in children are very important as hypertension can be a symptom of many diseases (e.g. kidney disease) and is associated with many complications.
Congenital heart defects in children - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
In most cases, congenital heart defects are diagnosed in children after birth. Some of these do not cause any symptoms for a long time, others are life-threatening and surgery is therefore required....
