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Will 7mm Hole Detected In Heart Of A Newborn Close On Its Own?
Hi, my daughter is 5 week old ,her doc says that she is having 7mm hole in her heart diagonised with echo test.i am really worried ,will it close on its own ? or how much it is serious ? Does my diet helps her to recover as my daughter is on my feed .
The outcome of hole in heart depends on the location of the defect.In most of the cases the defect is in atrial septum or ventricular septum. The chances of closure of 7 mm atrial septum is 70 %. But if it is venricular septal defect the 7 mm defect usually does not closes on itself and surgery may be needed. In case of ventricular defect the surgery is done usually before the age of 9 months to prevent the damage of lung. The surgery can be done by device closure(without opening the heart) or by open heart surgery. The kind of surgery depends on the location of the defect. The proper growth of baby is very important as as baby grows the defect may become smaller. Regards
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Will 7mm Hole Detected In Heart Of A Newborn Close On Its Own?
Hello The outcome of hole in heart depends on the location of the defect.In most of the cases the defect is in atrial septum or ventricular septum. The chances of closure of 7 mm atrial septum is 70 %. But if it is venricular septal defect the 7 mm defect usually does not closes on itself and surgery may be needed. In case of ventricular defect the surgery is done usually before the age of 9 months to prevent the damage of lung. The surgery can be done by device closure(without opening the heart) or by open heart surgery. The kind of surgery depends on the location of the defect. The proper growth of baby is very important as as baby grows the defect may become smaller. Regards