Children’s Heart Failure

Heart failure in children can happen because of many health conditions.

 

Caring for a child with heart failure can be a scary and huge learning curve. Good communication with your cardiology team and learning from research-based resources may help you understand your child’s care routine.

This infographic provides information about children’s heart failure. 

This infographic was created by ECHO Research with support from ARCHE. Funding was provided by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

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Physical treatments can include physiotherapy, prescribed exercise plans, strengthening exercises, massage, and more. 

Psychological treatments can include counselling or talk therapy, supportive therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy, mediation, and more. They can be provided on a one-on-one basis or in a group setting.