Living with a Heart Condition

British Heart Foundation - Beating heart disease together

Heart Health Animations

Heart anatomy

1. Structure of the heart

Chest pain and heart attack

1. What happens during a heart attack - and why you must call 999

Investigations

1. Electrocardiogram (ECG) | 2. Transthoracic echocardiogram

3. Transoesophageal echocardiogram (TOE) | 4. Magnetic resonnance imaging (MRI)

5. Chest X-ray

Cardiac catheterisation

1. Introduction to cardiac catheterisation | 2. Having a cardiac catheterisation

3. Following a cardiac catheterisation | 4. Risks of cardiac catheterisation

Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)

1. What is an atrial septal defect? | 2. Surgery for ASD | 3. Risks with ASD surgery | 4. Keyhole treatment for ASD

5. What could go wrong? | 6. Headaches after the procedure | 7. After the operation | 8. Future advice

Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)

1. What is a ventricular septal defect? | 2. Tests for VSD | 3. Treatment | 4. Risks of treatment | 5. After the operation

6. Long term future | 7. Future advice

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