May 25, 2012
Topics A-Z Heart Disease PAEDIATRIC ASD OPEN HEART SURGERY FOR ONE YEAR PLD
PAEDIATRIC ASD OPEN HEART SURGERY FOR ONE YEAR PLD |
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Dear Ask The Doctor: My only one kid,daughter,age 1 year old,7.7 kg at the time of the diagnosis on June 4,2011 was diagnosed with a very large 20mm FOSSA OVALIS SEPTAL DEFECT WITH LEFT TO RIGHT SHUNT,RA AND RV dilated deficient margins.with mild hyperkinetic pulmonary artery hyper tension and the doctor has advised for an elective surgic closure.Her mother died after two days of delivery due to CHD,left to right shunt breathing problem and all.My kid's mothers family has a long history of cardiac problems almost for three generations.Since she is the only kid for me i am afraid,tensed and a huge lot worried about my kids open heart surgery,can you please tell me if this surgery is gonna be complicated,dangerous?will i get my kid back in a very healthy condition??please somebody respond soon.she is just one year old.Joe Dear Angeline: I can definately understand the worry and stress you are goin through. An Fossa ovalis is a condition is which there is basically a hole in the heart which is connection 2 chambers of the heart thus leading to mixing of the oxygen rich blood with the oxygen depleted blood. In the long run this can lead to further complications and it is always advised to correct this through elective surgery when the child is young. While this surgery is major , infants usually do well and recuperate well too. While there are never any garuntees to any surgery as there is always a potential for complications, if your daughter doesnt have any other severe conditions it is unlikely that there should be any complications . I hope this helps |
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