Is patent ductus arteriosus well managed?

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I often feel very excited when I have patent ductus arteriosus. I can't breathe until I feel very excited. Now let's share the good treatment of patent ductus arteriosus.

Is patent ductus arteriosus well managed?

First, patent ductus arteriosus is mainly treated by surgery. Premature infants, infants with recurrent pneumonia, respiratory distress, heart failure or feeding difficulties should be timely surgical treatment. If there is no obvious symptom, the operation should be performed before school age. In recent years, more early operation is advocated.

Second: patent ductus arteriosus is one of the common types of congenital heart disease in children, accounting for 15% of the total incidence of congenital heart disease. It may have symptoms and signs of cough, shortness of breath, feeding difficulties, and heart murmur. Auxiliary examination can make a definite diagnosis. In order to prevent cardiac insufficiency, endocarditis, and pulmonary hypertension, ductus arteriosus of different sizes and ages should be operated or intervened in time The law was closed.

Third: usually, when the arterial catheter is less than 5mm, it can be self-healing. According to the description, it doesn't matter if it is only one millimeter. If there is no accident, it should be able to grow well by itself and there is no need to worry about it. A millimeter patent ductus arteriosus does not need surgery at present. Most of them can grow well. It's good to observe them for a few years. There's no need to rush for surgery.

matters needing attention

Patent ductus arteriosus is not a serious disease now, and many of them can be closed by themselves, so we'd better review it again. Even if it can't be closed, it doesn't matter if we can do occlusion after it is bigger.