After your angiogram or angioplasty - Harefield Hospital (1.03 MB)
Advice to help you recover as quickly as possible after your angiogram or angioplasty.
After your heart operation - Royal Brompton Hospital (2.17 MB)
This booklet gives you general information about going home after your heart operation.
After your primary angioplasty - Harefield Hospital (446 KB)
This leaflet gives you general information to support your recovery after your primary angioplasty.
Cardiac catheterisation (for children) (1.33 MB)
This leaflet gives parents and carers general information about cardiac catheterisation for their children.
Congenital heart disease transition clinic (490 KB)
This leaflet will help you move from children's services to adult services
Endocarditis (243 KB)
A guide to endocarditis and how you can reduce your risk of developing it.
Going home after your aortic valve implantation (TAVI) (269 KB)
This leaflet explains what to expect and how you might feel after your TAVI implant.
Information for the family and friends of patients admitted to Harefield Hospital heart attack centre (134 KB)
This leaflet provides you with information about what happens when your relative or friend is admitted to hospital with a suspected heart attack.
Living with your ICD - Royal Brompton Hospital (464 KB)
This leaflet is a general guide on living with and adapting to life with your implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD).
Living with your pacemaker - Royal Brompton Hospital (460 KB)
This leaflet is a general guide on living with and adapting to life with a pacemaker.
Your cardiac pacemaker - Harefield Hospital (407 KB)
This leaflet gives you general information about pacemakers, and what to expect before, during and after your pacemaker has been fitted.
Your coronary angiogram - Harefield Hospital (273 KB)
This leaflet gives you general information about your coronary angiogram.
Your coronary angioplasty - Harefield Hospital (316 KB)
This leaflet gives you general information on your coronary angioplasty.
Your heart operation (174 KB)
This booklet gives information about your heart operation at Royal Brompton Hospital.
Your implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) - Harefield Hospital (423KB)
This leaflet gives you general information on your implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.
Your patent foramen ovale closure - Harefield Hospital (673.5 KB)
This leaflet explains what happens when you have a patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure.
Your transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) (1 MB)
Information about TAVI, a non-invasive, heart valve replacement procedure.
ACE inhibitors for children (290KB)
This leaflet gives more information about the medicines captopril, enalapril and lisinopril.
Cardiac catheterisation (for children) (1.33 MB)
This leaflet gives parents and carers general information about cardiac catheterisation for their children.
Congenital heart disease transition clinic (489 KB)
Helping you move from children's services to adult services.
Home Intravenous (IV) therapy for your child (333 KB)
This leaflet provides parents and carers with information about how to safely give IV therapy at home.
When your child goes home after heart surgery (96 KB)
Information to help you when your child is going home after his or her heart surgery at Royal Brompton Hospital.
Your child's CT scan (151 KB)
This leaflet aims to answer your questions about your child having a CT scan.
Your child’s flexible bronchoscopy (176 KB)
Information about what bronchoscopy is, why it might be necessary, and what you can expect if your child has this procedure.
Your child's general anaesthetic (245KB)
This leaflet aims to answer your questions about your child having a general anaesthetic.
Your child's sedation (136KB)
This leaflet aims to answer your questions about your child having sedation.
After your heart operation - Royal Brompton (2.17 MB)
This booklet gives you general information about going home after your heart operation.
Cardiac catheterisation (for children) (1.33 MB)
This leaflet gives parents and carers general information about cardiac catheterisation for their children.
Growing up with a heart condition easy-read booklet (579 KB)
This easy-read booklet gives you information about growing up with a heart condition.
When your child goes home after heart surgery (487 KB)
Information to help you when your child is going home after his or her heart surgery at Royal Brompton Hospital.
Delirium - acute confusion while in hospital (187 KB)
This leaflet gives you general information about delirium - acute confusion while in hospital.
Information for families following the death of a child (129 KB)
This leaflet explains what happens following the death of your baby and child, and where you can get information and support.
Information for families following the death of a child (208 KB)
This information is about the bereavement and support services available to families whose child has died while they were a patient of Royal Brompton Hospital.
PALS - we are here to help you (307 KB)
This leaflet provides information about our patient advice and liaison service (PALS).
24-hour ECG (Holter monitoring) - Harefield Hospital
A leaflet about your 24-hour ECG (electrocardiogram), also known as Holter monitoring.
Cardiac catheterisation (for children) (1.33 MB)
This leaflet gives parents and carers general information about cardiac catheterisation for their children.
Your coronary angiogram - Harefield Hospital (273 KB)
This leaflet gives you general information about your coronary angiogram.
Your nuclear medicine myocardial perfusion scan - Royal Brompton Hospital (467 KB)
This leaflet gives you information on your nuclear medicine myocardial perfusion scan. This scan shows how well your heart muscle is being supplied with blood.
Your stress echocardiogram - Royal Brompton Hospital (79.1 KB)
This leaflet gives you general information on your stress echocardiogram (echo). This test helps your doctor understand how your heart copes when it is made to work harder, such as during exercise.
Your nuclear medicine myocardial perfusion scan - Harefield Hospital (335 KB)
This leaflet gives you information on your nuclear medicine myocardial perfusion scan. This scan shows how well your heart muscle is being supplied with blood.
Your nuclear medicine myocardial perfusion scan - Royal Brompton Hospital (519 KB)
This leaflet gives you information on your nuclear medicine myocardial perfusion scan. This scan shows how well your heart muscle is being supplied with blood.
Endocarditis (103 KB)
A guide to endocarditis and how you can reduce your risk of developing it.
Your continuous laryngoscopy during exercise (CLE) test (92.6 KB)
This leaflet gives you general information about a continuous laryngoscopy during exercise (CLE) test.
Your lung surgery (458 KB)
This booklet gives your information about having lung surgery at Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals.
Flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) test (102 KB)
This information sheet explains what a FEES test is and how to prepare for it.
Information for families following the death of a child (129 KB)
This leaflet explains what happens following the death of your baby and child, and where you can get information and support.
PALS - we are here to help you (306 KB)
This leaflet provides information about our patient advice and liaison service (PALS).
After your lung surgery (281 KB)
This booklet gives information about going home after lung surgery. The booklet has an accompanying checklist to help you return home safely.
Having a right heart catheter to test for pulmonary hypertension (165KB)
This leaflet provides information about having a right heart catheter (RHC) procedure to test for pulmonary hypertension.
Lung tumour ablation (Harefield Hospital) (429KB)
This leaflet gives you general information about your lung tumour ablation treatment.
Managing your chest drain at home (373 KB)
This leaflet gives you, your district nurse and GP (family doctor) information on how to manage your chest drain at home.
Systematic Assessment for Refractory Asthma (303 KB)
This leaflet gives you general information about your admission for systematic assessment of refractory asthma (SARA).
Taking opioids to treat breathlessness (404 KB)
This leaflet gives you general information about taking opioids for breathlessness.
The adult asthma CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) service - Royal Brompton Hospital (99 KB)
This leaflet provides information about the adult asthma CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) service.
Your continuous laryngoscopy during exercise (CLE) test (92.6 KB)
This leaflet gives you general information about a continuous laryngoscopy during exercise (CLE) test.
Your nuclear medicine myocardial perfusion scan - Harefield Hospital (395 KB)
This leaflet gives you information on your nuclear medicine myocardial perfusion scan. This scan shows how well your heart muscle is being supplied with blood.
Your nuclear medicine myocardial perfusion scan - Royal Brompton Hospital (467 KB)
This leaflet gives you information on your nuclear medicine myocardial perfusion scan. This scan shows how well your heart muscle is being supplied.
Your stress echocardiogram - Royal Brompton Hospital (79.1 KB)
This leaflet gives you general information on your stress echocardiogram (echo). This test helps your doctor understand how your heart copes when it is made to work harder, such as during exercise.
Information for families following the death of a child (129 KB)
This leaflet explains what happens following the death of your baby and child, and where you can get information and support.
Making eating easier when you have a poor appetite (178 KB)
This leaflet aims to make eating easier if you have a poor or low appetite.
Pressure ulcers: prevention and treatment (540 KB)
This leaflet gives you and your carer information on pressure ulcers, how they develop, how to prevent them and what treatment you will be given if you develop a pressure ulcer.
Preventing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) (349 KB)
This leaflet gives general information on reducing the risk of developing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE).
After your heart operation - Royal Brompton Hospital (2 MB)
This booklet gives you general information about going home after your heart operation.
Donating heart valves during heart transplant surgery (356 KB)
This leaflet gives you general information about how you can help other patients by donating your heart valves when you have heart transplant surgery.
Endocarditis (103 KB)
A guide to endocarditis and how you can reduce your risk of developing it.
Preventing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) (349 KB)
This leaflet gives general information on reducing the risk of developing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE).
Your heart operation (174 KB)
This booklet gives information about your heart operation at Royal Brompton Hospital.