What are treatment options for a ventricular septal defect?

What are treatment options for a ventricular septal defect?

Procedures to treat VSD may include:

• Surgical repair. This procedure of choice in most cases usually involves open-heart surgery under general anesthesia.
• Catheter procedure. Closing a ventricular septal defect during catheterization doesn’t require opening the chest.

What is the treatment for hole in heart?

Cardiac catheterization. The heart tissue grows around the mesh, permanently sealing the hole. This type of procedure is used to repair only the secundum type of atrial septal defects. Some large secundum atrial septal defects, however, might require open-heart surgery.

What is the long term treatment for VSD?

VSD patients should consult their cardiologists regarding the need for antibiotics. Most people whose VSDs were repaired in childhood don’t have any long-term heart problems. However, some may require continuous treatment with diuretics and blood pressure medications to help the heart pump better.

What is the difference between ASD and VSD?

An atrial septal defect (ASD) is a hole in the wall between the heart’s two upper chambers. ASD is a congenital condition, which means it is present at birth. A ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a hole in the wall between the two lower chambers.

How long can you live with a VSD?

Available data indicate that adults with closed VSDs and without other heart or lung complications can expect to live a normal lifespan. In the 40 years that the operation has been widely used, about 6 percent of patients have required a re-operation to close small leaks that developed around the patch.

Does ASD close by itself?

The most common type of ASD may close on its own as your child grows. Once an ASD is diagnosed, your child’s cardiologist will check your child to see if the defect is closing on its own. An ASD will usually be fixed if it has not closed by the time a child starts school.

How long does an ASD repair take?

The repair will take about 2 hours. The healthcare provider will insert a small, flexible tube (catheter) into an artery in the groin. This tube will have a small device inside it. The healthcare provider will thread the tube through the blood vessel all the way to the atrial septum.

What happens if ASD is not treated?

A large atrial septal defect can cause extra blood to overfill the lungs and overwork the right side of the heart. If not treated, the right side of the heart eventually enlarges and weakens. The blood pressure in your lungs can also increase, leading to pulmonary hypertension.

How long does ASD closure surgery take?

What happens during an ASD closure? A small device made up of 2 ‘umbrellas’ joined at the centre is put into the hole to close it up. The procedure normally takes about 1 hour and is done under general anaesthetic, which means you will be unconscious (asleep) when it takes place.

Is ASD surgery open heart surgery?

Robotically assisted atrial septal defect surgery is a type of minimally invasive heart surgery performed on atrial septal defect (ASD) with an endoscopic, closed chest approach. The septum is the muscular wall separating the heart into the left and right sides.