Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="NeedyHearts" data-source="post: 6175093" data-attributes="member: 249163">CHD Treatment: OverviewYour child's treatment for a congenital heart defect will be based on the type of problem he or she has. Your child's age, size, and general health also are important. Treatment helps most children to live fairly normal lives. Your child may need:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Medicines to help with symptoms. Some medicines can control a heartbeat that is not regular. Others make the heart stronger until a defect can be fixed. Your child may need some medicines after surgery. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Heart catheterization to find out details about the heart defect or sometimes to repair the defect. With heart catheterization, a doctor threads a thin, flexible tube called a catheter through a blood vessel-typically in the groin-and into the heart. This lets the doctor see how blood is flowing through the heart and heart arteries. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Surgery to repair the structural defect. If a young baby (for example, newborn to 3 months old) has a life-threatening defect, surgery may be needed right away. For some defects, the best time for surgery is before the child is 2 years old. For other defects, the best time may be between the ages of 2 and 4. In some cases, surgery may be done when a child is older. Surgery may be delayed if the defect is likely to heal on its own. </li> </ul></blockquote>

Top Bottom