Teen Drivers
Information on teen driving, including safety tips.
Information on teen driving, including safety tips.
Detailed information on heart defects that cause obstructions in blood flow
Heart murmurs are extra or unusual sounds made by blood moving through the heart. Many children have heart murmurs. Some cause no problems or go away over time. Others need treatment.
A detailed look at STIs and teens, from protection and treatment to different types of STIs.
MRI is a procedure that uses a large magnet, radio waves, and a computer to create detailed images of organs and tissues in the body. It’s used to diagnose problems in many areas of the body.
Detailed information on living with a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator
Detailed information for children living with a congenital heart disease
Detailed information on cardiovascular diseases in children
Holter monitoring is a way to continuously check the electrical activity of the heart. Your child will wear a small device called a Holter monitor for at least 24 to 48 hours. The device constantly checks your child's heart during this time.
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is a group of defects of the heart and large blood vessels. A child is born with this condition (congenital heart defect). It occurs when part of the heart doesn't develop as it should during the first 8 weeks of pregnancy.