- Take your child for checkup with your regular doctor, this can be either a General Practitioner or an outpatient doctor in the government hospitals / clinic.
- If the doctor suspects that there is a likelihood of a congenital heart disease, he or she will refer to the child Paediatrician.
- The paediatrician then does a thorough clinical examination of the heart. In addition, tests like the Chest X-Ray and Electrocardiogram (ECG) may be done if deemed necessary.
Finally, to confirm the diagnosis and to determine the type of congenital heart disease an Echocardiography Examination (ECHO) can be done.
