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Referral Criteria from Private Sector and Other HA Hospitals to HKCH Paediatric Cardiac Service
Congenital heart diseases |
- All cyanotic heart diseases
- Acyanotic heart diseases considered for intervention
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Acquired heart diseases |
- Cardiomyopathy or suspected cardiomyopathy
- Myocarditis or suspected myocarditis
- Kawasaki disease with moderate-sized coronary artery aneurysms (Z-score >2.5)
- Pericarditis with pericardial effusion considered for cardiac intervention
- Significant valvar, subvalvar / or supravalvar lesions
- Aortic root dilation in connective tissue disorder (e.g. Marfan syndrome, Loeys-Dietz syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome)
- Infective endocarditis
- Pulmonary hypertension
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Arrhythmias |
- Unexplained sinus bradycardia and tachycardia
- Complex and / or frequent premature ventricular contraction
- Second / third degree atrioventricular block
- Supraventricular and ventricular tachycardias
- Suspected inherited arrhythmias
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Cardiac symptoms/signs |
- Chest pain / palpitation / syncope with uncertain diagnosis despite cardiac investigations
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Referral Pathway
- Outpatient referrals can be submitted to the HKCH Specialist Outpatient Clinic by the patient via HA Go app, email (hkchsopcbooking@ha.org.hk), or fax (3512 7579).
- For urgent referral or consultation, please contact 5741 1278
- For fetal cardiology services, please fax the referral to the HKCH Ambulatory Care Centre (fax: 2459 8645)
- For ECMO service, please click here