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• Heart disease >> Parents of children with congenital heart disease >> Child aged under 1 >> Interview CH31 >> Describes their baby's symptoms and the missed diagnosis by several health professionals.

Vikram was diagnosed with a large ventricular septal defect (VSD) at 3 months old. He had corrective open heart surgery to close the VSD at four and a half months old. He is recovering well and no further treatment is expected. Current medication: none.

• Heart disease >> Parents of children with congenital heart disease >> Child aged under 1 >> Interview CH31 >> Describes feelings of fear, disbelief and anger when his 3 month old son was diagnosed with a Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD).

Vikram was diagnosed with a large ventricular septal defect (VSD) at 3 months old. He had corrective open heart surgery to close the VSD at four and a half months old. He is recovering well and no further treatment is expected. Current medication: none.

• Heart disease >> Parents of children with congenital heart disease >> Child aged over 5 >> Interview CH21 >> Her concerns about her baby's symptoms were not taken seriously by the health visitor or her GP until she saw a different GP who noticed that she was

Their daughter was diagnosed with Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Circulation. She had open heart surgery at 5 months old. Current medication: none.

• Heart disease >> Parents of children with congenital heart disease >> Child aged over 5 >> Interview CH21 >> Describes feeling relief at diagnosis after 5 months of believing something was wrong with her baby but not being able to get anyone to take her serio

Their daughter was diagnosed with Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Circulation. She had open heart surgery at 5 months old. Current medication: none.

• Heart disease >> Parents of children with congenital heart disease >> Child aged over 5 >> Interview CH21 >> Describes the problems she had with feeding her baby and recalls that the health visitors didn't detect the real nature of her problem.

Their daughter was diagnosed with Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Circulation. She had open heart surgery at 5 months old. Current medication: none.