Abstract

In children, cardiac involvement can be observed during the course of COVID-19, which is mostly mild, and COVID-19 may develop in children who have previously been known to have congenital or acquired heart disease. The subject of this article is how these children should be evaluated cardiacly, and how the follow-up and treatment of children with heart disease will be managed during the pandemic. Considering the articles and guides published in the literature, some determinations were made and the suggestions developed were presented in this article.

Keywords: Approach, Cardiology, Children, COVID-19, Management

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Çetin İİ, Gürsu HA, Ece İ. COVID-19 Management in Children: Approach in Pediatric Cardiology . Turk J Pediatr Dis [Internet]. 2025 Jul. 24 [cited 2025 Aug. 23];14:60-4. Available from: https://turkjpediatrdis.org/article/view/1212