Pediatrics - Cardiology

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617.414.4841

Sometimes children are born with, or develop, problems with their hearts, called cardiac disease. For children with cardiac disease, the pediatric cardiology team at Boston Medical Center provides non-invasive cardiac care, and collaborates with Boston Children’s Hospital if an intervention is needed. 

The pediatric cardiology team not only provides inpatient and outpatient care, they work closely with many other medical specialties at BMC, especially pediatric primary care, neonatology, obstetrics, and adult cardiology to provide care for children with:

  • Congenital heart disease
  • Acquired heart disease
  • Kawasaki disease
  • Rheumatic fever
  • Arrhythmias
  • Heart murmurs
  • Chest pain
  • Syncope (fainting)
  • Hypertension
  • Hyperlipidemia

Contact Us

850 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118
6th Floor
Yawkey Center 617.414.4841
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:30PM Tuesday, Thursday 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Programs and Services

Preventive Cardiology

The Pediatric Preventive Cardiology Clinic serves as a resource for patients up to age 21, focusing on preventing, diagnosing, and treating hypertension and high cholesterol, ensuring that children stay healthy into adulthood. This multidisciplinary program designed to make it as easy as possible for the patients and families to access an array of services in one place at one time. Our team guides and supports lifestyle changes needed to reduce cardiovascular risk factors with individual assessment by a dietician at every visit.

Diagnostics and Tests

Echocardiography

Echocardiography, also called a cardiac echo or echo, is a sonogram of the heart. Echocardiography uses two-dimensional, three-dimensional, and Doppler ultrasound to create images of the heart.

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Fetal Echocardiography

Fetal echocardiography is an ultrasound test done during pregnancy to evaluate the heart of an unborn baby.

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Electrocardiogram (EKG)

An EKG is a simple, painless test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of the heart. It shows how fast the heart is beating and the strength and timing of electrical signals as they pass through parts of the heart.

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Holter Monitoring

A Holter monitor is a battery-operated device about the size of a small camera. It has wires with electrodes that attach to the skin, and then measure and record the heart's activity (ECG) continuously for 24 to 48 hours.

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Event Monitoring

An event monitor is a battery-operated device about the size of a small camera. It has wires with electrodes that attach to the skin, and then measure and record the heart's activity (ECG) at certain times over the course of 24 to 48 hours.

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Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is a non-invasive method of obtaining a patients’ blood pressure readings over a 24-hour period, whilst they are in their own environment, representing a true reflection of their blood pressure.

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Stress Test

A stress test is used to gain more information about how your heart functions during exercise. Your physician will monitor your heartbeat and blood flow as you walk on a treadmill, and will then be able to diagnose any problems as well as plan treatment.

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Our Team

Sharon E O'Brien, MD

Chief, Pediatric Cardiology

Special Interests

Echocardiography, fetal echocardiography