For much of the early history of medicine, the heart was considered to be the most sacred and mystical of all human organs. As a General Pediatrician, I tend to expect that the children I care for will have strong, properly functioning hearts. However, in situations where the heart is congenitally malformed or affected by inflammation or myopathy, it is reassuring and important to have a pediatric cardiologist and cardiac surgeon at my side to help me with decisions about further diagnostic testing and imaging, instituting medical therapy, and assessing the need for surgical intervention
