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With congenital heart disease is a common congenital malformation of children, one of about 7 ‰ -11 ‰ infants with congenital cardiovascular abnormalities, more common for the ventricle, atrial septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus, pulmonary valve, aortic valve stenosis and Tetralogy of Fallot, great vessels and so on. About 1 / 2 of children with congenital heart disease died due to severe heart defects within one year after birth. Survivors in their growth and development of all ages prone to recurrent respiratory tract infections, growth retardation, physical less. Without treatment, will eventually lead to pulmonary hypertension, enlarged heart, heart failure, in some concurrent uveitis, embolism, hemorrhage, hypertension and life-threatening. According to statistics, at present, the cause of death in infants with congenital heart disease accounted for in paragraphs 2 to 4. Congenital heart disease are usually done by genetic, environmental, and taking certain drugs during pregnancy, such factors. As long as a timely diagnosis and early surgical treatment, the vast majority can be cured, patients can, and like normal living and working. However, many children with congenital heart disease due to delay in seeking treatment for various reasons, so that condition has reached in the late surgery or total loss of opportunities, or concurrent heart and lung failure, to make surgery more difficult, the risk increased, and thereby doubling the cost of treatment . As for the age of congenital heart disease in the end how much an operation best suited, high-Jiping that should be based on the type of congenital heart disease and symptoms appear sooner or later a decision. If the condition needs, such as deformed heavier, earlier onset of symptoms, recurrent heart failure, endocarditis, endangering human life, is not subject to age limits for surgery as soon as possible under the circumstances. Parents of children with congenital heart disease, should bring the child to a hospital, a clear heart malformations nature, extent, by the surgical specialists determine the appropriate age, do not cherish "and larger re-governance" idea, so as not to delay treatment. 2010-03-16
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