Heart Diseases
Heart disease includes a number of conditions affecting the structures or functions of the heart. One of the conditions is heart failure.
There are various options for treating heart failure. But when all other medical and surgical options have been explored, your child’s doctors may recommend heart transplant.
Learn more about heart failure.
Heart diseases that can lead to heart failure
Conditions that may lead to heart transplant in children include:
- Cardiomyopathy
- Congestive heart failure
- Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
- Myocarditis
- Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum