Symptoms of ventricular septal defect in infants

Babies are the treasures of their parents. Ventricular septal defect in babies is an issue that parents are very concerned about. If this issue is not paid attention to in time, it will have a very significant impact on the baby's future physical health. Therefore, for every parent, ventricular septal defect in babies is a major issue related to the physical and mental health of the child, and it should be discovered as early as possible. Next, the causes of ventricular septal defect in babies will be analyzed.

1. Symptoms

Hello, ventricular septal defect refers to the incomplete development of the ventricular septum in the embryo, forming abnormal communication and producing left-to-right shunt at the ventricular level. It can exist alone or be a component of some complex heart malformation. Given that ventricular septal defect can close spontaneously, children with small defects and young ages can be followed up and observed until two to three years old.

2. Severity

If the ventricular septal defect has not closed naturally before the age of four, or if the child has poor development, is prone to colds or pneumonia, or if the ventricular septal defect tends to increase in size before the age of four, surgery will be required because children will have memories of things after the age of four. At the age of four, the success rate is nearly 100%. The total cost of surgery at the age of four is about 20,000 yuan, which varies in different regions and hospitals. At the same time, the patent foramen ovale is treated.

3. Treatment Methods

Ventricular septal defects may close naturally. Small and medium-sized defects can be followed up in the outpatient clinic until the preschool period. When there are clinical symptoms such as recurrent respiratory tract infections and congestive heart failure, medical treatment such as anti-infection, cardiotonic, diuretic, and vasodilation can be performed. Patients with large and medium-sized defects and uncontrolled congestive heart failure should be treated promptly when the pulmonary artery pressure continues to rise above the systemic circulation pressure or the ratio of pulmonary circulation to systemic circulation volume is greater than two to one. In the past, the treatment of ventricular septal defect could only rely on direct surgical repair under extracorporeal circulation. It requires thoracotomy for extracorporeal circulation. With the development of interventional medicine, the use of automatically opened and automatically inserted devices for transcatheter occlusion is a new non-thoracotomy treatment technology. Transcatheter closure of muscular and membranous ventricular septal defect is safe and effective, but the long-term efficacy needs to be confirmed by further clinical practice and research.

4. Good Environment

The quality of the child's growth environment is very important, because the people and things around them have a subtle influence on the child. Parents should set a good example. Even if the child is still young, the children's words and deeds cannot be ignored. Parents who have the habit of smoking should also be clearly aware that they cannot smoke in front of their children, and it is best to restrain their desires.

Generally speaking, ventricular septal defect in infants is not a big problem, but if it is not taken seriously, it will have a certain impact on the child's future growth. Therefore, the child should be given a comprehensive examination when he is just born, and this problem should be discovered as early as possible. When a child is found to have ventricular septal defect, treatment should be given as soon as possible, because only with early treatment can the impact on the child's future growth be less and less.