Learn about dilated cardiomyopathy, a stretching of the heart muscle that usually results in the heart being unable to pump effectively.
Read about restrictive cardiomyopathy, a condition in which the heart muscle becomes very stiff and cannot pump blood effectively.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a condition in which the heart muscle is unusually thick. This can affect the amount of blood pumped to the body and cause heart rhythm problems.
Learn about arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, how it’s diagnosed and possible treatments of the condition.
A respiratory therapist (RT) is a health professional specially trained to help patients with breathing disorders. An RT will help care for your child after heart surgery.
Noonan syndrome is a genetic condition. Learn about the symptoms and diagnosis of Noonan syndrome and the heart conditions associated with the condition.
Read about sudden cardiac death. It occurs both in people who have a diagnosed heart condition, and in those that never show symptoms and are undiagnosed.
Learn about the types of heart conditions that arise in children. Congenital heart defects and heart rhythm problems are among the conditions discussed.
Learn about the role that genetics plays in many heart conditions that afflict children.
A vesicostomy is an operation that creates an opening from the bladder to the outside of the body. Read about what to expect after a vesicostomy surgery.
Learn about different types and possible signs and symptoms of heart conditions in children.
Read about pain assessment in babies (from newborns to one year olds). Both behavioral reactions and physical reactions to pain are assessed.
Learn about eye examinations, the optometrist’s role and the equipment used, so you can prepare your child, and yourself, for the vision test.
An aneurysm is a bulging or ballooning area in a part of a blood vessel that can affect the brain and central nervous system. Learn about the signs and symptoms, how an aneurysm is diagnosed, and the different treatment options.
Learn about the genetic neuromuscular disorder called Friedreich ataxia (FRDA).
Read about the symptoms and causes of absence seizures and how best to help your child when they have one.
Balloon angioplasty is used to reopen an area of the aorta that has become constricted due to coarctation or recoarctation. Read more about angioplasty.
Optic neuritis is inflammation of the optic nerve in the eye. It can occur in one eye or both eyes at the same time. Learn about the signs and symptoms of optic neuritis and what to expect.
Learn what meconium is and what meconium-related conditions can occur in newborns.
The causes of heart failure in children are often very different than in adults. Discover what causes heart failure in children, how it is diagnosed and possible treatments.
Find out how to help your child with swallowing food after EA/TEF repair.
Learn about coarctation of the aorta. This condition involves a narrowing of the major artery leading from the heart to the body, affecting blood pressure.
Babies can feel pain. Learn about ways pain in newborns and babies can be assessed and techniques that can help ease pain.
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) disease is a genetic disorder that causes muscle stiffness, that over time causes the muscles to become weaker and smaller.
Discover how cataracts develop in children and how they can be treated.
