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Congenital heart disease: Tetralogy of Fallot a maybe- my 1yr old?

my daughter who is 13 months old has been having blue episodes (with out any other symptoms: no breathing problems, no choking, no crying.)
nothing unordinary but the blueness and sometimes cranky.

but the doctor is sending her to a ped. cardiologist for an EKG & echiocardigram.

she has already had 2 heart/chest x-rays.
wouldnt it have showed up in an x-ray?
im not sure at all. just wondering.

thank you.

A chest x-ray is the most basic of diagnostic tools. It shows only a basic outline of the heart.

I would think that if they are looking at issues that involves heart muscle and valves then they would need to do ultrasounds, echos and EKGs in order to determine whether or not she possessed the malformations described in this disorder. Or to pinpoint where the issue is if they do not find them. They may also want to do MRIs and hopefully you will get answers quickly.

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