A child has a hole in his heart

Babies are the hope of parents. Parents will spend more energy on their children and pay more attention to their children's physical problems. Because people are very concerned about children's hearts, they will listen to the sound of children's heartbeats from time to time. Sometimes, parents go to the hospital and find that their child has a hole in his or her heart, which may be due to congenital heredity.

Heart murmurs are common and are normal in most cases. This sound is produced by the normal pumping of blood by a healthy heart and is called a functional heart murmur. It does not require treatment.

Another small number of murmurs are congenital heart diseases, which are caused by abnormal heart structure, such as septal defects or ectopic or malformed great vessels. This murmur is pathological and requires surgical intervention.

It is also necessary to do cardiac B-ultrasound and other examinations to determine whether the heart murmur is a physiological murmur or a pathological cause, and whether it is a congenital heart disease. Experts will give you the right advice.

Clinically, murmurs are generally divided into 6 grades, and most of those above grade 3 are generally of pathological significance. Many newborns have heart murmurs, most of which are softer physiological murmurs below grade 3. In some cases, the heart murmurs of congenital heart disease are also below grade 3. Cardiac ultrasound can determine whether there are any abnormalities in the structure of the heart and rule out congenital heart disease.

First of all, everyone needs to understand that congenitality does not mean hereditary.

According to research, 5% of the causes of congenital heart disease are related to genetics. However, it is worth noting that if congenital heart disease patients occur in the same family and their diseases are the same or similar, it may be caused by genetic abnormalities or chromosomal aberrations.

In other words, some hereditary congenital heart diseases are often related to chromosomal abnormalities. In addition to heart disease, these patients may also have other systemic diseases, including intellectual disability, immune deficiency, etc.

1. Early intrauterine infection of pregnant mothers, such as rubella, influenza, and Coxsackie virus infection;

2. The pregnant mother has a history of high-dose radiation exposure and medication;

3. Metabolic disorders, such as diabetes during pregnancy;

4. Chronic diseases that can cause intrauterine hypoxia;

5. Alcoholism and drug abuse by pregnant mothers in the early stages of pregnancy.