Learn More About Pediatric Cardiology

Welcome to the Pediatric Cardiology Page. Here you will find resources on congenital heart defects and heart disease in children. You can also meet the Pediatric Cardiologists of Kaiser Permanente's Northern California by scrolling down to bottom of this page. Please click on the links below for more information:

Usually Benign Cardiac Symptoms in Children Learn more about chest pain, fainting spells and heart murmurs.

Congenital Heart Defects
Contains a collection of information on congenital heart defects from the American Heart Association's Website.

Other Useful Information About Heart Disease in Children

• Congestive Heart Failure in Children

• DiGeorge Syndrome (Velocardiofacial Syndrome, 22q11 deletion)

Useful Information for Parents

• Parent Handouts from the California Heart Connection

• Preparing Your Child for a Cardiac Catheterization or Surgery
  

Heart Diagrams
View diagrams, pictures and illustrations on a variety of congenital heart defects.

• Congenital Heart Disease Information from Johns Hopkins University

• Congenital Heart Disease Information from the Nevil Thomas Adult Congenital Heart Library
  

Web Resources for Children and Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
Here are Websites with additional resources and information.

Meet Our Pediatric Cardiologists
Northern California Medical Centers

Hayward	Oakland	Sacramento	Sacramento
Dr. Kavin Desai	Dr. Michael Tyndall	Dr. Sanjay Vepa	Dr. Ernesto Rivera

San Francisco	Santa Clara	Stockton	Vallejo
Dr. Harold Tarnoff	Dr. Claude Rogé	Dr. Kristina Woodson	Dr. Michael Cooper