It's My Heart: The World's Leading Guide to Congenital Heart Defects for Patients and Parents

It’s My Heart is a resource guide for patients and families affected by congenital and acquired heart disease. It is intended to provide information on many of the issues that families dealing with congenital or acquired heart defects encounter. The book contains layman descriptions of the various types of congenital heart defects and acquired heart conditions and describes treatments, tests, surgical procedures and much more. “Before and after” diagrams of defects are included. It’s My Heart was developed by a dedicated group of doctors, nurses and parents. This revised second edition includes updates on the latest advances in medicine that have taken place over the past seven years.

This book is presented by The Children’s Heart Foundation, a 501 © 3 not-for-profit organization. The mission of The Children’s Heart Foundation is to fund the most promising research to advance the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of congenital heart defects, America’s #1 birth defect.