08/21/2026
Heart health matters at every age. ❤️
While many symptoms in children and teens are not caused by heart disease, certain signs deserve attention, including fainting during physical activity, chest pain, unusual shortness of breath, or heart palpitations.
For infants, feeding difficulties, rapid breathing, trouble gaining weight, or tiring while eating may also warrant a conversation with a healthcare provider.
Most of us don’t think children have heart problems, but did you know that 2,000 children of all ages die each year from sudden cardiac arrest in the United States? It is responsible for up to 5% of all deaths in children from 5 to 19 years old. That is just one such heart problem and there are mo...