What is Ventricular Septal Defect Closure- Lyfboat

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Ventricular Septal Defect Closure
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What is Ventricular Septal Defect Closure

• Your heart is a wonderful organ. It beats
  constantly 24/7 to ensure the supply of oxygen
  rich blood to all the parts of your body. It
  performs this activity tirelessly throughout your
  life. The heart is divided into four chambers
  the upper chambers are called atrium and lower
  chambers are called ventricles. The wall dividing
  the left and right side of the heart is called
  septa. At times there is a small opening in the
  septa which does not keep the ventricles
  completely separated from each other. This is a
  serious condition and requires medical attention.
  This can also result in mixing of oxygenated and
  deoxygenated blood, thus reducing the oxygen
  carrying capacity of the blood. This condition
  requires a minimally invasive technique to close
  the opening.

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Before the Procedure

• You will need to do all types of preliminary
  tests to confirm the exact location of the
  opening, its size etc. Your doctor will also
  carefully run through your reports of ECG and
  angiography. These will help him understand any
  abnormality in your heart beat or if there are
  chances for you to develop any other major
  cardiac problem in the near future. You might be
  put under special medication to prepare your body
  for the procedure and will be asked to stop drugs
  which can hinder the surgery. It is always good
  to share your complete medical history with the
  doctor and arrive for the surgery on an empty
  stomach.

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How it is performed
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How It Is Performed
You will be under anaesthesia and will not feel
any pain or discomfort. Your doctor will make an
incision in your chest cavity or groin area, to
try to get into a blood vessel that can lead to
your heart. All this is monitored with the help
of graphs or images which are being taken
regularly and are being viewed on a screen by
your doctor. After the vessel has been identified
your doctor will introduce a guide tube in the
blood vessel and will make it reach the heart. To
close the defect, your doctor will enter the left
ventricle and will make the guide tube travel
through the ventricular opening to the right
ventricle. After it has reached the right
ventricle, your doctor will put a catheter in the
guide tube and will make it reach the right
ventricle.
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How It Is Performed - Continued
After reaching the right ventricle, the first
portion of a medical grade mesh is expanded in
the form of a disc and is then adjusted on the
opening. It is pulled slightly backward (towards
left ventricle) to make sure of a good fit. Now
it is time to expand the mesh in the left
ventricle.
After it has expanded at both the ends, it is
fixed and the catheter and guide tube are
withdrawn. The mesh behaves like the ventricular
wall and in some time gets covered by cardiac
tissue.
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Recovery

• This is a minimally invasive procedure and
  doesnt require long hospitalization. You can go
  home after your surgeon feels satisfied with your
  recovery. You need to make small changes to your
  lifestyle initially to set everything as
  expected. Normal life can be resumed as early as
  possible. It is advised to avoid tasks that
  demand your heart to strain.

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Potential Risks
The procedure is percutaneous and does not have
any serious threat associated with it. It is also
a gold standard for the surgery. The only problem
that has been associated in some individuals is
relocation of device or the device has become
loose etc. All these risks can be managed if your
surgeon insures the most accurate fit of the
device and by holding it in place securely and
tightly. You can avoid majority of complications
by following the instructions given by your
doctor.
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