Heart Defects in Children: What Every Parent Should Know

By Cheryl J. Wild

Book Overview

A must-read for parents of children with heart defects

Heart Defects in Children: What Every Parent Should Know provides parents with critical information that their child's doctor may not provide. The book begins by describing a healthy heart and how it functions, then explores the most common heart defects including atrial septal defects, aortic stenosis, tetralogy of Fallot, and others. You'll learn just how your child's particular defect is affecting his or her heart, and what to expect in terms of testing, treatment, and long-term care.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471347353
• ISBN13: 9780471347354
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

What an excellent guide. It is our personal handbook.

We found this book to be the perfect solution to so many unanswered questions about our daughter's heart defects. There is a section at the back of the book that our doctor actually used to draw the defect, so we could visualize the problem. Then, he illustrated the repair. We will keep it forever. It was very easy to follow. Thank you to the author.