Leaking heart

Leaking heart

Structural abnormalities of the heart that causes the heart or the hole in the bulkhead, commonly called cardiac leaked included in congenital heart disease that affects many children. Harapan Kita Heart Hospital noted, there are 9 of 1, 000 babies born suffering from congenital heart disease (CHD).

The process of formation of the fetal heart occurs during the early fertilization (conception), even before the mother knew she was pregnant. Heart formation has been perfect at the end of the first trimester of pregnancy.

In the case of a leaky heart, bad blood circulation flowing to clean the blood circulation so that the baby becomes blue. When too much bad blood circulating to clean the blood circulation and enter the vital organs such as the brain, there can be shortness of breath, accompanied by convulsions, and even death
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There are two models of CHD, CHD is blue (cyanotic) and CHD are not blue (Acyanotic). PJB easily recognizable blue ends of the nails, lips and tongue blue. While not blue CHD symptoms are not immediately visible.

" Usually when children are suspected CHD easy to get sick, his weight did not ride-up, hard- drinking milk, or simple fatigue, " said dr. Poppy S. Roebiono, Sp. JP (K), pediatric cardiologist from RS. Harapan We Jakarta.

Congenital heart defects need to be detected since this. This can be done with a routine inspection during normal pregnancy, especially to determine whether the baby's heartbeat. Parents also need to be suspicious if a child is experiencing symptoms such as easily hurt, easily tired and emaciated body.
Most cases of congenital heart disease must undergo surgery. But there are also cases of leakage of the heart which can be cured only by medicines.

For the surgery, if the fear of open heart surgery (open heart surgery), parents can choose the action catheterization by inserting a catheter through the groin to reach the heart. At the heart of such a tool will put an umbrella to cover the leak....