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An AV canal defect is a large hole in the center of the heart. This heart defect can usually be treated with surgery.

Your child needs surgery to treat a heart problem. This sheet will help you and your child get ready for the surgery.

Your child just had surgery to treat a heart problem. Here are general guidelines to care for your child at home.

Learn how to prepare your child for tetralogy of Fallot surgery, what happens during and after the surgery, when to get medical help, and what the long-term concerns are.

Understand what to expect before, during, and after your child's coarctation of the aorta (COA) surgery.

The surgery to repair TGA is known as an arterial switch operation. It's done by a pediatric heart surgeon. The surgery lasts about 4 to 6 hours.

Your child has a heart problem that includes a hypoplastic ventricle. This means that one of the ventricles is either too small or not there. The most common treatment for this problem is heart surgery. It's often done in 3 stages. This information explains what is done during the second stage (stage II).

Your child has a defect in the heart called a hypoplastic ventricle. This means that 1 of the ventricles is either too small or absent. The most common treatment is heart surgery. It is often done in 3 stages. The surgery does not fully repair the heart problem. But it can relieve symptoms. And it can increase your child's chances to live a more normal life.

With hypoplastic left heart syndrome, the left side of the heart didn't develop correctly. Surgery is needed to repair this congenital heart defect. Read on to learn more.