Resources
Patient information documents - Adult Cardiology
A full range of patient information leaflets produced by University Hospital Southampton are available as downloads here, please scroll down to the cardiovascular and thoracic section. These include:
Information about conditions and services:
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Clinical Nurse Specialists
- Coarctation of the Aorta
- Infective Endocarditis
- Patent Forman Ovale (PFO)
- Enhanced recovery after thoracic surgery
Information about investigations and procedures:
- Bubble saline contrast echocardiogram
- Cardiac MRI
- Cardiac resyncronisation therapy
- Leg artery bypass (fem-pop bypass)
- Pleurodesis
Patient information documents - Children's Cardiology
A full range of patient information leaflets from University Hospital Southampton are available as downloads here. These include:
Information about conditions and services:
- Caring for a child with a heart condition
- Children’s cardiology outpatient clinic
- Feeding information for infants with congenital heart disease
- Support for families with a cardiac diagnosis
- Ocean Ward home monitoring
- Cyanotic Spelling advice for infants with uncorrected Tetralogy of Fallot
- Infective endocarditis in children
Information about procedures and investigations:
- Having a heart monitor
- Having a cardiac event recorder
- Having a cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET)
- Having an echocardiogram
- Having an exercise stress test
- Having an ablation
- Your child’s cardiac reveal device
- Having an endocardial pacemaker
- Risks of cardiac surgery in children
Other sources of information and advice:
- The British Heart Foundation provide information about different heart conditions in children along with sources of support and advice.
- Arrhythmia Alliance provide information about different heart arrhythmias along with resources aimed at different ages of children.
- Cardiomyopathy UK provide sources of information and support for children and families.