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For Families Coping with Cardiovascular Conditions











At Children's, we understand that each family’s experience with a cardiovascular condition is unique. We are committed to working as a team to meet your child’s and family's needs.

The following pages were developed to help familiarize you with the general medical terminology you may see while researching your child’s condition and some of the resources available to families facing pediatric cardiovascular issues.

Information and support resources

Patient/family educational materials about cardiovascular conditions
Support for families
Stories about Children’s cardiovascular patients
Visiting Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota (inpatient and diagnostic care)

Understanding your child’s care team

What is a pediatric cardiologist?
What is a pediatric cardiovascular surgeon?
What is a cardiac catheterization lab?
What is a pediatric pain specialist?
What is a child life specialist?
Why a pediatric specialist?

Health Professionals

For a cardiac-related referral or consultation, call
Children’s Heart Clinic at
1-800-938-0301

For any other physician referral or
consultation, call Children's Physician Access at
1-866-755-2121 or
(612) 343-2121.

Families

To make a cardiology appointment
Children’s Heart Clinic
(612) 813-8800 or
1-800-938-0301 (toll-free)

Questions about hospital care Children’s – Minneapolis
(612) 813-6100

Children’s – St. Paul
(651) 220-6000

Information on top cardiovascular conditions


Atrioventricular septal defects
Cardiomyopathy
Coarctation of the aorta
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Other varieties of single ventricle defects
Myocarditis
Tetralogy of Fallot
Total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage
Transposition of the great arteries
Ventricular septal defects