Learn about cardiology treatment teams, which focus on treating children with heart conditions. The specific role of each team member is discussed.
Learn about the treatment of heart conditions. Find out about the different types of heart treatment and the right questions you should ask the doctor about the treatment.
Learn about failure to thrive and how your child's health-care team manages it.
Learn how you can take care of your child after heart catheterization. Learn about dressing changes and emergency situations.
Balloon angioplasty, also known as balloon dilation, is used to expand narrowed blood vessels. Read more about angioplasty.
Balloon atrial septostomy is a procedure to expand an atrial septal defect and improve oxygenation of the blood. It is often performed for infants with certain types of congenital heart disease (CHD) such as transposition of the great arteries.
Before your child has heart surgery, you will need to come in for a pre-operative visit. The team will assess your child's health and answer any questions you have about the operation.
Learn about health-care teams committed to treating children with heart conditions. The specific role of each member is discussed.
Valve dilation uses heart catheterization to open a narrowed valve in the heart. Read about valve dilation, possible complications and recovery.
Learn what to expect in the weeks and months after a child's heart surgery and how you can help your child to go back to a normal life.
The Norwood procedure is usually done as part of a series of surgeries to help the ventricle pump blood out to the body.
A heart transplant is surgery that replaces a heart that is not working properly with a healthy donor heart. Learn about heart transplants for children.
Read about pain management. Children show pain differently, depending on age. Ideas for comforting children of all ages are included.
Your health-care team will involve many different people, all of whom play an important role in your care. This page will tell you more about what to expect from your health-care team.
Read about family support teams, which may include a social worker, chaplain, patient rep, patient representative, and a bioethics consultant.
Balloon angioplasty is a surgery that is used to open a narrowed blood vessel in the heart. Learn about balloon angioplasty for pulmonary artery stenosis.
Learn about the transition to adult health care for teenagers with heart conditions.
Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) is a condition where the arteries connected to the heart are in the wrong spot. Learn about the diagnosis, treatment and what you can expect in the future.
Learn about dextrocardia, a condition that involves the position of the heart. If the heart has developed normally, it does not pose any problems.
Learn about the arterial switch procedure, a surgery that is done to correct transposition of the great arteries.
In-depth information on treatment options for different types of brain tumours and brain cancer in children.
Balloon angioplasty is used to reopen an area of the aorta that has become constricted due to coarctation or recoarctation. Read more about angioplasty.
Depending on your cancer treatment, you may need to see a speech-language pathologist. Find out what a speech-language pathologist does and why you may need one on your health-care team.
Having a child with heart disease is a strain for the whole family. Various different health professionals can provide support in difficult times.
An echocardiogram (or ‘echo’) is a special test that uses ultrasound (sound waves) to take pictures of the heart. Learn about how they are done, and how to help your child prepare for one.
