Introduction to Pediatric Cardiac Disease
Learn about the basic approach to diagnosing and treating children with congenital heart disease. Highlights of this course include a basic overview of cardiac anatomy and physiology, clinical presentation and pathophysiology of various congenital heart diseases, diagnosis and management of congestive heart failure, and approach to treating rheumatic heart disease.

Learning Objectives
Develop an approach to taking a cardiac history and performing a cardiovascular focused physical exam
Develop a systematic approach to interpreting chest radiographs and electrocardiograms in children with congenital heart disease
Explain the common presentations of specific congenital heart lesions that present at varying ages in children
Describe the pathophysiology of congestive heart failure
Develop management strategies for treating patients with congestive heart failure Identify how to diagnose a child with rheumatic heart disease and list related treatment options
Lessons
Cardiac History and Exam
Introduction to Pediatric Chest Radiology
Evaluation of the Chest Radiograph in Children with Known or Suspected Heart Disease
Introduction to Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Basic Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology
Fetal Circulation
Clinical Presenation of Congenital Heart Disease in the First Week of Life: Murmurs
Clinical Presenation of Congenital Heart Disease in the First Week of Life: Arrhythmias
Clinical Presenation of Congenital Heart Disease in the First Week of Life: Cyanosis
Cyanotic Congential Cardiac Defects
Atrial Septal Defects
Ventricular Septal Defects
Tetralogy of Fallot
Clinical Presenation of Congenital Heart Disease in the First Week of Life: Congestive Heart Failure
Pathophysiology and Dianosis of Heart Failure
Management of Congestive Heart Failure
Acute Rheumatic Fever
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Author(s)
Christina Ronai, MD, MSEd
Associate Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology | Boston Children's Hospital
Associate Director of Fetal Cardiology, Fetal Care and Surgery Center | Boston Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics | Harvard Medical School
George Taylor, MD
Professor of Radiology Emeritus | Harvard Medical School
John A. Kirkpatrick, Jr., MD
Professor of Radiology | Harvard Medical School
Radiologistin-Chief | Boston Children’s Hospital
Doug Mah, MD
Chief, Division of Electrophysiology | Boston Children's Hospital
Tommy Kaplan Family Chair in Pediatric Cardiology | Boston Children's Hospital
Director, Pacemaker and ICD Program | Boston Children's Hospital
Senior Associate Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology | Boston Children's Hospital
Nancy Braudis, MS, RN, CPNP, CCRN
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) | Boston Children's Hospital
Lisa McCabe, RN, MS, CCRN
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cardiovascular Program | Boston Children’s Hospital
David Bailly, DO
Pediatric Cardiology, Division of Pediatric Critical Care | Primary Children's Hospital
Mjaye Leslie Mazwi, MD, MBChB
Fellow, Critical Care Medicine | Boston Children's Hospital
Division Head, Cardiac Critical Care Medicine;
Co-Director, Heart Center | Seattle Children's Hospital
Michael D. Freed, MD, MACC
Pediatric Cardiologist| Boston Children's Hospital
Associate Professor of Pediatrics | Harvard Medical School
Christina VanderPluym, MD
Medical Co-Director, Cardiac Antithrombosis Management Program (CAMP) | Boston Children's Hospital
Medical Director, Ventricular Assist Device Program | Boston Children's Hospital
Medical Co-Director, Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center | Boston Children's Hospital
Associate Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology | Boston Children's Hospital
Associate Professor of Pediatrics | Harvard Medical School
Emmanuel Rusingiza, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist | University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK)
Thomas Kulik, MD
Director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Attending, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit/Cardiac Inpatient Unit | Boston Children's Hospital
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Senior Associate in Cardiology | Harvard Medical School
Ronald Lacro, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist
Director, Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic | Boston Children's Hospital
Faraz Alizadeh, MD
Third Year Fellow, Cardiology | Boston Children's Hospital
Celeste Wilson, MD
Pediatrician, Division of General Pediatrics | Boston Children's Hospital
Pediatrician | Children's Hospital Primary Care Center (CHPCC)
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics | Harvard Medical School
Traci Wolbrink, MD, MPH
Co-Director, OPENPediatrics; Co-Director, Center for Educational Excellence and Innovation; Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine | Boston Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School
Course Director(s)
Faraz Alizadeh, MD
Third Year Fellow, Cardiology | Boston Children's Hospital
