Dr. James Rene Herlong MD
Cardiologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Cardiology
1001 Blythe Blvd Suite 200d Charlotte NC, 28203About
Dr. James Herlong is a pediatric cardiologist practicing in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Herlong specializes in caring for fetuses, infants, children and adolescents with cardiovascular or cardiac abnormalities. Practiced in both inpatient and outpatient settings, the scope of conditions cared for by pediatric cardiologists is large and includes congenital heart defects, heart muscle disorders, rhythm disturbances and hypertension.
Education and Training
Duke University School of Medicine 1989
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Cardiology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Catecholamines act via a beta-adrenergic receptor to maintain fetal heart rate and survival.
- Utility of fetal echocardiogram in high-risk patients.
- Cardiac remodeling after enzyme replacement therapy with acid alpha-glucosidase for infants with Pompe disease.
- Global longitudinal cardiac strain and strain rate for assessment of fetal cardiac function: novel experience with velocity vector imaging.
- Escherichia coli osteomyelitis of the metacarpal bone in a child with sickle cell disease.
- Abnormal left ventricular filling after neonatal repair of congenital heart disease: association with increased mortality and morbidity.
Treatments
- Heart Disease
- Birth Defects
- Congenital Heart Disease
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