- Children and Heart Disease
The normal heart, defects, heart murmurs, kawasaki disease, treatment, school programs and feeding an infant with congenital heart disease. Information provided by the American Heart Association. http://www.americanheart.org/children/ - Children's Cardiac Center of Oregon
Specialises in complex children's heart surgery including repairative procedures, multi valvular replacement procedures, hypoplasty, and AV canal. Accepts children from all over USA and internationally. Also specialising in bloodless surgery for Jehovah's Witness patients. http://www.starrwood.com/services/childrencc.html - Healing Your Child's Heart
General information for parents about heart surgery from the University of Chicago Children's Hospital. The procdeure, the hospital stay, what to expect as your child recovers, and taking care of your child at home. http://www.ucch.org/ucch/healthpages/cardio/HYCHeart.html - Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Parent's personal account of her child's illness and surgery. Includes links, diagrams and information about the condition and the Norwood surgery. http://www.angelfire.com/ia2/mollyjoan/index.html - Little Hearts
Provides support and information to families of children with congenital heart disease. Offers useful links, parent matching, email groups and activities. http://www.littlehearts.net/ - Rush Children's Heart Center
Provides tutorials about cardiac disorders, diagnostic tests and the normal heart for health professionals, parents and children. Includes illustrations, animations and movie clips to aid learning. http://www.rchc.rush.edu/ - The Baby with Tetralogy of Fallot
Offers information for parents including brief explanation of the disorder, links and care of the baby awaiting surgery. http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/chheart/care04.htm |