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COVID-19 and Children with Dr. Mark Law

May 29, 2020 by Mark Law, MD Leave a Comment

A child's bear with a mask on to prevent COVID -19 spread, test against a yellow background.

Previously recorded May 10, 2020 Dr. Alain Bouchard and Dr. Mustafa Ahmed are joined by Dr. Mark Law, a pediatric cardiologist at Children’s of Alabama, and Dr. David Fieno of Shelby Baptist Medical Center to discuss the effect of COVID-19 on children’s cardiological health as well as its relationship to Kawasaki disease. Transcript Dr. Philip […]

Filed Under: Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies, Medical News, Podcast Tagged With: cardiology, pediatric cardiology

What is a murmur?

January 26, 2018 by Mark Law, MD Leave a Comment

heart murmur

As a pediatric cardiologist, I often get asked, “What is a murmur?”  Simply put, a murmur is only a heart sound occurring between the “lub and dub” sounds of the heart.  More importantly, a murmur is not a hole or a heart defect.   The bigger question to me is if there is something abnormal […]

Filed Under: General Health, Heart Disease

My Child Passes Out

June 20, 2017 by Mark Law, MD 1 Comment

Do you have a child who passes out?  Passing out/falling out/fainting, or what is medically termed syncope, commonly occurs in older children and adolescents. It is estimated that 1 in 3 people will have an episode of syncope during their lifetime and accounts for 3-5% of emergency room visits. It is more frequent in females […]

Filed Under: Heart Disease

Chest Pain in Kids: Explained by a Pediatric Cardiologist

February 7, 2017 by Mark Law, MD 20 Comments

chest pain in kids

Chest Pain in Kids:  A Common Complaint Chest pain in kids is a very common complaint that is often heard from young children to teenagers. More often than not it is not a symptom of heart disease in children. In fact, over 95% of children referred to see a pediatric cardiologist for chest pain, do […]

Filed Under: Heart Health

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