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Does Ecocardiography Reveal Congenital Heart Diseases In An Infant?
my son aged 1month and 15 days and the pediatrician told colour ecocardiography revels congenital heart diseases with small perimemtraneous vsd with moderate valvularplmonary stenosis with good healthy systolic function and I do requrie a healthy gide so that I can walk on the corect path and if there is any chance to visit my son i shall be immensely helpful, satyajit Ray , Kokata
Tue, 4 Aug 2015
Hi
I understand your concern for your child sir.I would like to reassure you first that you need not panic regarding the diagnosis and there is chance for spontaneous closure also. I would recommend you the following and you can act accordingly.
1.Make monthly visits to your Pediatrician and keep a track of your son's weight gain and clinical status.
2.Take advice regarding supplementary feeds if needed.
3.Take a medical consult even for a common cold or minor respiratory illness.
4.You can repeat an Echocardiogram at 6 months of age and take a cardiologist opinion.
5.Stay positive as most of the VSDs close spontaneously by 1 year of age.Even if required many advanced techniques have come nowadays in surgery.
I would be pleased to help you further in this regard.
Dr.V.S.Sri Vidhya
Chennai
I understand your concern for your child sir.I would like to reassure you first that you need not panic regarding the diagnosis and there is chance for spontaneous closure also. I would recommend you the following and you can act accordingly.
1.Make monthly visits to your Pediatrician and keep a track of your son's weight gain and clinical status.
2.Take advice regarding supplementary feeds if needed.
3.Take a medical consult even for a common cold or minor respiratory illness.
4.You can repeat an Echocardiogram at 6 months of age and take a cardiologist opinion.
5.Stay positive as most of the VSDs close spontaneously by 1 year of age.Even if required many advanced techniques have come nowadays in surgery.
I would be pleased to help you further in this regard.
Dr.V.S.Sri Vidhya
Chennai
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