Hi Sir/madma My 2 Month Baby Has Heart Hole Of

Posted on Thu, 30 Jan 2020

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Question : hi sir/madma my 2 month baby has heart hole of 9 mm ..pls confirm me can cure wihtout any surgery or need to go for surgery

Cardiac catheterization can do for the baby to close this 9 mm hole ..

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Answered by Dr. Dr Sameer Maheshwari (34 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Will need to be closed

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome.
This is Dr Sameer, Cardiologist.
9mm is a big hole and will need to be closed.
Their is no need to do open chest surgery and this hole can be closed by a non invasive small procedure.
Their is no immediate emergency and you can wait and get echo done regularly (at least 6 monthly) to see if whether their is any pressure change in the heart.
Thanks

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng

Follow up: Dr. Dr Sameer Maheshwari (47 minutes later)

Dear Doctor

noted your information but pls clarify me non invasive small procedure means its small oprtaion or it can be cure by medition .

as per your suggetion open heart suregery is not nessory

regard
Manju

Answered by Dr. Dr Sameer Maheshwari (17 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Detailed answer ahead

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
There is a minimally invasive procedure for ASD in which we no open surgery is required. We go through the vein of the leg and through a wire we reach the heart and thus the hole. We put a occluder device through the wire into the hole and thus seal the hole.
9mm is definitely a big hole and needs closure. Candidature for the above procedure is decided after a echo done through mouth (TEE).
Their is no medicine which can close the hole. But this hole sometimes get closed with age if it is smaller.
So we generally wait for sometime before going for the procedure.
Thanks

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj