Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, or POTS for short, is a condition that changes the heart rate when an individual stands up from a lying position. Patients can have numerous symptoms across multiple body systems. Treatment options tend to be customized as an individual approach with the patient's cardiologist. In this episode of KidzDocTalk, Dr. Jennie and Pediatric Cardiologist, Dr. Oleg Kovalenko discuss POTS an how it effects children.
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ABOUT OLEG KOVALENKO, M.D.
Dr. Oleg Kovalenko is a Board-Certified Physician at Pediatrics Associates’ Miami Lakes East Cardiology department. He grew up in Kherson Ukraine and attended Dnepropetrovsk State Medical Academy in Dnepr, Ukraine. He completed his pediatric residency at the West Virginia University Charleston Division, WV. His Cardiology Fellowships include Rainbow Babies Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, University of Michigan, CS Mott and Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Kovalenko is fluent in English, Russian and Ukrainian. He is married to Natalia and his hobbies include running, ballroom dancing and soccer. His special areas of Medical Interest are: Pediatric Cardiology, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Inherited Arrhythmias, Sudden Cardiac Death Prevention and Fetal Cardiology.