Hole in the Heart Questions

The symptoms are difficulty in breathing, cyanosis, chest pain on exertion, etc..

You can have treatment at any Cardiology center...

You can save time during a cardiac emergency by planning ahead. Here are some ways to prepare for a heart attack and possibly increase your chances of survival.
1. Know the warning signs
Not everyone who has a heart attack experiences the same symptoms, and some people have no symptoms at all. There are, however, some common ones you should know:
Chest discomfort (pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain)
Pain radiating to the arms, back, neck, jaw or stomach
Shortness of breath...more

Dear user. Mentally and physically challenged children need specialized care and treatment which is usually provided in certain neurological development centered. You need to talk to the present doctor for a referral and then consult specialist on the field. On proceeding with the specialist treatment, differences will be sure. Take care.

Dear Lybrateuser, - There are no specific exercises for closure of the hole, she should carry on doing her normal activity as long as she doesn't feel tired & weak
- sometimes if the size is small the hole closes on its own & if the person becomes symptomatic then surgery is required
- she should be investigated & checked by a cardiologist as constant monitoring is also required in future.

Bicuspid aortic valve is usually asymptomatic till the age of 40. After that it may become calcified and narrowed causing symptoms. Till then the individual can usually lead a normal life. After some intervention may be needed.

You can get the angiography done if the wind has healed and your father's blood counts and pro calcitonin levels are fine. If not it would be better for infection to settle down and then get it done.

Hi,
Extra sound may have multiple reasons and as you mentioned hole is the most common cause. Treatment depends upon the size and site of the defect, is small can be closed with minor procedure otherwise surgery may be needed.

Hello, Lybrate user,
You should consult a cardiac surgeon ,please.
Till than you can take homoeo medicine.
@ Arjuna Q -10 drops, thrice,with little water.
Your diet be simple, easily digestible on short intervals.
Your intake of water should be moderate.
Go for meditation to inhale plenty of Oxygen to feed the heart.
Avoid ,junkfood, caffiene,nicotine, alcohol,pizza, burger,cookies.
Report, fortnightly,
Your feedback matters, please.
Tk care.

Radial route is better as it leads to less complications and less hours in hospital and less aftercare with minimum risk of infection or bleeding from site. Regarding constipation, take the person clean by enema in the morning & then take to ot, give some soft nourishment as ga is not required.

Radial requires skill and is less traumatic compared to femoral which too requires skill but it has been there for a lot more years, the side effects of femoral are 1) bleeding through a malor vessel, there fore the leg has to be kept at a higher level with head side low for at least 6 hours & post procedure care takes longer to heal though in both the vessels it is just a puncture caused by a thick needle to inject dye to reach the heart vessels. If one is sure about the cardiologist (some plac...more