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Suggest Treatment For Ventricular Septal Defect And Pulmonary Hypertension
my husband had contracted jaundice but it was on prime stage and now hes got a problem of breathing .He says hes unable to breathe at times as if hes choked up . Doctor has told to get an x ray of heart and ventrical septal defect and asked for percutaneous operation.he has also told that it is a problem of pulmonary hypertension . his age is 26 and his weight is 75 and height is 6 inch . what is the doctor could you explain and direct me in right way .
hi, I am Dr Vihang Shah and consult patients with heart disease.
the heart has total 4 chambers. ventricle are the 2 bigger ones. a hole between the 2 is called VSD (ventricular septal defect )
because of this hole,,much of blood is going from left ventricle to right ventricle and from there to pulmonary artery to lungs.
having a pulmonary hypertension means pressure in pulmonary artery is more than it should be. it's similar to hypertension in which we have more pressure in aorta.
your husband should get a consultation with a pediatric Cardiologist and go ahead with percutaneous operation if he suggest so.
hope this explanation helps and do write down to me if you need any other help.
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Suggest Treatment For Ventricular Septal Defect And Pulmonary Hypertension
hi, I am Dr Vihang Shah and consult patients with heart disease. the heart has total 4 chambers. ventricle are the 2 bigger ones. a hole between the 2 is called VSD (ventricular septal defect ) because of this hole,,much of blood is going from left ventricle to right ventricle and from there to pulmonary artery to lungs. having a pulmonary hypertension means pressure in pulmonary artery is more than it should be. it s similar to hypertension in which we have more pressure in aorta. your husband should get a consultation with a pediatric Cardiologist and go ahead with percutaneous operation if he suggest so. hope this explanation helps and do write down to me if you need any other help.