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Suggest Treatment For The Hole In Heart
hi doc this afternoon i accompany my girl friend to a private clinic for her new join company medical check up due to the policy, and in the med of check up the female doc after listening to her heart beat, she confirm that my girl friend has infected with a heart disease as her heart has a small tiny hole, however the female doc told my girl friend that it will not cause any problem. So instead of listening to the doc advised is there other way to prevent things getting worse, what is the food should avoid and drinks or etc pls get back to me asap thanks :)
Thu, 4 May 2017
Hello
thanks for posting here.
It is very hard to tell by listening to a heart beat that one person has a hole in the heart. Holes in heart walls or leaks between valves can be heard but they cannot be confirmed as hole or leak and whether they require attention or not by just listening to the heart beat.
To see the whether there is a heart defect and if yes to assess the severity of the heart defect, a 2 D echo should be done which will show us the size of the hole, type of the hole, between which walls the hole is there and the severity and other associated complications. So please get a 2 D echo done and revert back.
No food or drinks can lead to increase or decrease in a heart hole if present. So please do not take any diet or fluid restrictions.
Regards
thanks for posting here.
It is very hard to tell by listening to a heart beat that one person has a hole in the heart. Holes in heart walls or leaks between valves can be heard but they cannot be confirmed as hole or leak and whether they require attention or not by just listening to the heart beat.
To see the whether there is a heart defect and if yes to assess the severity of the heart defect, a 2 D echo should be done which will show us the size of the hole, type of the hole, between which walls the hole is there and the severity and other associated complications. So please get a 2 D echo done and revert back.
No food or drinks can lead to increase or decrease in a heart hole if present. So please do not take any diet or fluid restrictions.
Regards
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