This page lists leaflets produced or used by our heart services department. Each leaflet is reviewed at least every three years to make sure it is kept up to date.
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- This leaflet explains the feeding and swallowing difficulties your child may experiencewith their heart condition
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- Information for when your child leaves hospital after heart surgery.
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- Instructions on how to set up and use your child's holter monitor (for 24 or 48 hour) use at home
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- Instructions on how to set up and use your child's holter monitor (for 72 hour or 7 day use) at home.
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- This leaflet gives more information about your baby's heart disease.
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- This leaflet explains more about your child's recovery at home after heart surgery.
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- Instructions on how to set up and use your child's Tom Thumb monitor at home.
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- Information about using the Isla app to monitor your child's wounds when they leave hospital.
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- This leaflet gives all the information about different cardiac phsyiology tests, including blood pressure and ECG monitoring, CPET, R-tests, Tom Thumb, and stress tests.
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- Information leaflet for parents/carers of a child with heart problems, explaining how poor dental health can lead to endocarditis, and how this can be avoided.