Pediatrix Cardiology Associates and Tampa Bay Adult Congenital Heart Center

Participating Insurance Plans

• Aetna
• Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO/Healthy Kids
• Aetna Medicare Advantage Plan
• Avmed
• BCBS/Health Options
• BCBS
• Centivo
  Choice Care PPO
• Cigna (Great West)
• Clear Health Alliance
• Commercial Plans
• FedMed
• Gulf Coast/Healthcare Sarasota
• Health Preferred Partners PPO (International Policy)
• Health Smart Payer Organization
• Humana
• Humana Medicare Advantage Plan
• Humana Medicaid HMO
• Medicaid
• Medicare  (First Coast)
• Molina Medicaid HMO
• Multiplan
• National Preferred Provider Network
• Point Comfort Underwriters
• Prime Health Services
• Simply Healthcare Medicaid HMO/Healthy Kids
• Sunshine MCD HMO/Hlthy Kids (CMS)
• Tricare/Prime & Standard  (Humana Military)
• United Healthcare
• United Medicaid HMO/Healthy Kids

Non-Par Insurances, No-Out-Of Network Benefits/Authorization

• Aetna
• Ambetter Sunshine Health
• Humana
• Molina
• Oscar
• UHC

Our Hospital Affiliations

• Bayfront Health St. Petersburg
• Bayfront Health Brooksville & Springhill 
• Blake Medical Center
• Brandon Regional Center 
• Doctors Hospital of Sarasota 
• Florida Hospital of Tampa
• John Hopkins I All Children's Hospital
• Lakeland Regional Medical Center
• Lakewood Ranch Medical Center 
• Largo Medical Center
• Manatee Memorial Hospital 
• Mease Countryside Hospital 
• Mease Dunedin Hospital 
• Medical Center of Trinity
• Morton Plant North Bay Hospital 
• Oak Hill Hospital
• South Florida Baptist Hospital 
• St. Joseph's Hospital
• St. Joseph's Hospital North 
• St. Joseph's Hospital South
• St. Joseph's Women's Hospital
• St. Petersburg General Hospital 
• Tampa General Hospital 
• Winter Haven Hospital
• Winter Haven Women's Hospital

The pediatric cardiology team will conduct a comprehensive evaluation, which will include:

• A physical examination
• Height, weight and blood pressure measurements
• Family history
• Medical history

As part of the evaluation, the pediatric cardiologist may also conduct additional tests to reach a diagnosis. Two of the more commonly performed tests include an electrocardiogram (ECG) and an echocardiogram (ultrasound of the heart). The tests that are recommended and the questions the pediatric cardiologist will ask during the medical and family history will depend on the reason for the visit.

A murmur is a sound heard by the stethoscope. Sometimes, murmurs represent the normal working of the heart, but sometimes they can represent a problem like a hole or valve narrowing. The pediatric cardiologist may order testing based on the patient’s age, history or exam.

Your cardiologist will perform a careful examination and likely an (ECG). Additional testing, such as an echocardiogram (an ultrasound of the heart), may be performed based on the patient’s symptoms, history, the exam or the ECG results.

You will be asked several questions about your chest pain. Does it occur during exercise? Does it occur while eating or when laying down? How often does it happen? Is there anything that makes it better? They may do testing, such as:

• An electrocardiogram (ECG)
• An echocardiogram (an ultrasound of the heart)
• A cardiac stress test (an exercise test done on a treadmill or stationary bicycle)

If your child's heart is pounding or racing, he or she may be experiencing palpitations. This sensation can be felt in the chest, throat or neck. The team will ask about when the palpitations happen and how often they occur. They will ask whether the symptoms are with exercise, without exercise or both.

They may do testing, such as:

• An electrocardiogram (ECG)
• An echocardiogram (an ultrasound of the heart)
• A holter monitor (a continuous rhythm recorder worn for one to seven days)
• An event monitor (a rhythm recorder worn for a month that is activated by the patient during symptoms)
• A cardiac stress test (an exercise test done on a treadmill or stationary bicycle)

There are many reasons for passing out. Your cardiologist will ask about what the patient was doing when they passed out and consider some common causes (e.g., dehydration, illness, seeing blood, standing up too quickly ). They will ask about how the patient felt before passing out and whether the child has passed out during or after exercise. They will ask about your family history. They may do testing, such as:

• An electrocardiogram (ECG)
• An echocardiogram (an ultrasound of the heart)
• A cardiac stress test (an exercise test done on a treadmill or stationary bicycle)

The team will check height, weight and blood pressure. They may do testing, such as:

• An electrocardiogram (ECG)
• An echocardiogram (an ultrasound of the heart)

The team will check height, weight and blood pressure. They will ask about family history and the patient's diet and exercise habits. They will review the laboratory results and make recommendations based on age, the exam, family history and medical history. It would be helpful to know about close relatives with early-onset heart disease (before age 55 in males and 65 in females).