Around 1 in a 100 babies are born with a heart condition, as a young person this might still have some effect on you, you may need lifelong follow up and some treatment. There are many different types of heart conditions that may be congenital, related to your heart rhythm, or inherited. You can find out more about what this means and the types of conditions on the above tabs.

As part of looking after you and your heart there may be a number of different tests and investigations that may be needed to monitor your health. You can find out more information below about some of the common investigations and talk to your team for more information. 

• ECG 
• X-ray 
• Echocardiogram 
• Heart Monitors (24hr ECG tape/Holter Monitor)
• Computerised Tomography (CT) 
• Cardiac Catheterisation
• Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 
• Exercise Test 

You can find more information here and here about tests and treatments you may have for your heart condition.