Pediatrics - Cardiology | Boston Medical Center

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

801 Massachusetts Ave Boston, MA 02119
7th Floor
Crosstown 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.

Conditions We Treat

Diagnostics and Tests

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.

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

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.

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.

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 14-30 days.

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.

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.