Electrocardiography (ECG) is a simple, fast test to check the electrical activity of your child's heart as blood moves through it. Abnormal ECG results may mean there's a problem with your child's heart.

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Electrocardiography (ECG) is a simple, fast test to check the electrical activity of your child's heart as blood moves through it.

Echocardiography is an imaging test. It uses sound waves to make detailed pictures of the heart.

Cardiomyopathy is any disease of the heart muscle in which the heart loses its ability to pump blood effectively.

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Heart failure is when the heart can't pump enough blood to the body. In children, it is often caused by a congenital heart defect.

Detailed information on congenital heart disease, including patent ductus arteriosus, atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, atrioventricular canal, tricuspid atresia, pulmonary atresia, transposition of the great arteries, tetralogy of Fallot, double outlet right ventricle, truncus arteriosus, coarctation of the aorta, aortic stenosis, and hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Cardiac catheterization is a procedure in which a long, flexible tube (catheter) is put into a blood vessel. The doctor then guides the catheter into the heart to find and treat heart problems.

The atrial septum is the wall between the two upper chambers of the heart (right and left atria). An atrial septal defect (ASD) is an abnormal hole in this wall. ASD is a heart problem that is present at birth (congenital). Read on for details about symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.