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• Heart disease >> Parents of children with congenital heart disease >> Child aged over 5 >> Interview CH02 >> How taking warfarin affected her son's school life.

Thomas was diagnosed with Tricuspid Atresia, Transposition of the Great Arteries and Coarctation of the Aorta. Treatment: An arterial switch operation at 36 hrs old followed by a BT shunt at 5 months, a Kawashima at 33 months and a Fontan at age 7. Current medication: wafarin.

• Heart disease >> Parents of children with congenital heart disease >> Child aged 4-5 >> Interview CH09 >> Explains how they got a INR home testing machine and the difference it has made to their life.

Their son was diagnosed with Coarctation of the Aorta, PDA, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Hypoplastic Aortic Arch, VSD, Mitral Stenosis and Pulmonary Hypertension. Treatment: Surgery at 3 weeks old, mitral valve replacement at 2.5 years. 2 cardiac catheterisations at 2½ yrs and at 3½ yrs. Further mitral valve replacement planned. Current medication: warfarin.

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• Heart disease >> Parents of children with congenital heart disease >> Scans, tests & decisions during pregnancy >> Scans, tests & decisions during pregnancy

Scans, tests & decisions during pregnancy

• Heart disease >> Parents of children with congenital heart disease >> Child aged 1-3 >> Interview CH23 >> Explain that their baby daughter doesn't get too upset by tests and examinations but it has become a little harder to get tests done as she has become

Caitlan was diagnosed with Pulmonary Atresia, VSD and Dextro cardia. Treatment: closed heart surgery at 48 hrs old and open heart surgery at 11 months old. Further surgery planned when their daughter is older. Current medication: none.

• Heart disease >> Parents of children with congenital heart disease >> Child aged 4-5 >> Interview CH18 >> Describe what happens when their son had a cardiac catheterisation.

Their son was diagnosed with mirror image, transposition of the great arteries, left sided valve atresia and pulmonary stenosis. Treatment: A BT Shunt at six months old, followed by the Stage 1 Glenn procedure at 4.5 yrs. Cardiac catheter operations every 2 yrs. Further surgery is planned. Current medication: aspirin.