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Hello doctor! My child is more than 3 years old, when he was born, he had a ventricular septal defect. But I took the baby to the hospital to be examined, and the diagnosis was okay. I took her to a cardiologist, and the doctor said that she had a ventricular septal defect d=6.9mm, left ventricular dilatation, mild mitral regurgitation, mild pulmonary valve regurgitation and the doctor indicated surgery. So the doctor asked me if ventricular septal bypass surgery is dangerous? Are there any complications after surgery? I hope the doctor can help me to reduce my anxiety. Thank you doctor. Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Tran Thi Khanh Uyen, 1990
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Hello! The doctor would like to answer the question: "Is ventricular septal surgery dangerous?" Your results are as follows:
Ventricular septal defect is a common congenital heart disease in young children, accounting for about 30% of all congenital heart defects and is a completely curable birth defect. sequelae.
However, depending on the location of the ventricular septal defect, the size of the stoma, whether it is located near the aortic valve or not, the blood flow to the lungs is more or less, causing increased pulmonary artery pressure, pneumonia many times or not. not yet? The degree of heart failure of the baby (ventricular dilation, tired breathing, slow weight gain...) that the doctor will appoint to operate immediately or wait until it closes on its own.
In the child's case, the stoma is quite large, causing left ventricular dilatation, mild valve regurgitation, if accompanied by slow weight gain or the baby has rapid breathing, fatigue, often pneumonia, high pulmonary artery pressure.. then the indication for surgery is reasonable and timely.
This surgery is not too difficult or complicated, common complications are conduction block, bleeding, heart failure after surgery... like other congenital heart surgeries, the success rate is high.
At hospitals of Vinmec Health System nationwide, the success rate of surgery for this pathology is 100% and the total hospital stay is from 5-6 days. The baby will not be in pain with modern ESP pain relief, so the postoperative period will be very gentle
Thank you for sending your trust and questions to Vinmec. Best regards!
Answered by Master, Doctor Ho Thi Xuan Nga - Anesthesiologist - Cardiovascular Center - Vinmec Central Park International General Hospital
