As with other congenital heart diseases, untreated secondary atrial septal defect will aggravate the clinical condition. Although current interventions to close the hole have a very high success rate, there is still a potential risk of complications. The choice of treatment method needs to consider the characteristics of the lesion, the associated pathology as well as certain risks that may occur.

For complex congenital heart disease, it may be necessary to operate once or many times to complete the defect repair. Therefore, it is necessary to ask the surgeon to consult all possible possibilities for the patient before surgery.

Hello doctor, I have a congenital heart disease leading to pulmonary hypertension and now I just need to take medicine to treat it. If I want to travel, can people with congenital heart disease and pulmonary hypertension be allowed to fly by plane and take anti-sickness medicine?

According to statistics, congenital heart defects occur in about 1% of newborns. Most cases of congenital heart defects in the fetus are born and live to adulthood, of which the cause is unknown. Some may be hereditary, because the mother is infected with a virus or uses alcohol and drugs during pregnancy.

Congenital heart disease is the most common malformation and the leading cause of death among birth defects in children. Congenital heart disease is divided into cyanotic congenital heart disease and non-cyanotic congenital heart disease.