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The Heart of a Child: What Families Need to Know About Heart Disorders in Children, written by doctors Catherine
A. Neill and Edward B. Clark, and registered nurse Carleen Clark, provides comprehensive and current information from leading medical
experts on children's heart problems. Included are: new and updated information on the genetics of heart defects, including
syndromes associated with heart defect; descriptions of new approaches to treatment, including surgery and medication; advice on
how to deal with managed care; information about advances in prenatal care; an updated list of Web sites, resources and further
reading for families and friends; and a note to grandparents. The text includes also includes diagrams. If you want to
educate yourself regarding Archie's heart defect, an endocardial cushion defect (also known as an atrioventricular canal defect, or
AV canal defect), this book is a good resource by which to do so.
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The Parent's Guide to Children's Congenital Heart Defects: What They Are, How to Treat Them and How to Cope With Them
is also a great resource to turn to when researching Archie's heart defect. This book was written by two parents of children with
congenital heart defects, Gerri Ford Kramer and Shari Maurer. More than 30 experts in pediatric cardiology - cardiologists,
surgeons, nurses, nutritionists, counselors and social workers - also contributed to the book's content. Throughout the book,
the doctors provide detailed answers in plain language to common questions related to congenital heart defects. Diagrams are
also included. Most notably, however, are the personal stories shared by parents of babies and children affected by congenital
heart defects. This book provided John and me with pertinent information, empathy and support. This book is another good
resource to turn to when researching Archie's particular heart defect (endocardial cushion defect, also known as an
atrioventricular canal defect, or AV canal defect).
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