Every kid pediatrician periodically sent for examination to the various specialists including a cardiologist.Should we panic if your child has been established by a physician diagnosis after examining the "patent foramen ovale in the heart"?Children are sometimes given a heart defect is detected.How serious is this disease?How accurately diagnosed disorder and what are its possible consequences?Of course, parents have a lot of similar questions.In this article you will find answers to some of them.
How diagnosed patent foramen ovale in the heart of the children?
identify the breach with a stethoscope, even very experienced doctor is impossible.When listening to this defect can not be detected, because it causes additional noise.Almost all malformations of the heart, including patent foramen ovale (abbreviated - Company), diagnosed by the following methods:
- ultrasonography (US) in combination with Doppler shows the direction of blood flow and other possible anomalies;
- contrast echocardiography, in which an injection is an intravenous saline solution, will help identify atrial septal defects is very small in size;
- ultrasound through the esophagus appointed in rare cases to determine the precise location of the hole and the detection of possible complications.
In addition to these methods, as applied research and other support, such as a chest X-ray, ultrasound of the kidneys, the ECG (electrocardiogram), MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), cardiac catheterization and others.
Symptoms and signsLtd., the most common in children and adults
In most cases, a child can never complain about any discomfort, indicating the presence of heart disease.Nevertheless, should be examined with the appearance of a baby has the following symptoms:
- fatigue during active games;
- frequent exposure to seasonal respiratory diseases;
- unexplainable syncope, dizziness;
- characteristic changes in breathing (shortness of breath after the game, intermittency, shortness of breath);
- changes in pulse, heart palpitations.
The dangerous detected patent foramen ovale in the heart of the children?
primarily in the septal defect increased the likelihood of blood clots in the heart.In the course of growing up the child these problems without proper monitoring by doctors and proper treatment can worsen, causing a risk of many complications.Among them are heart attacks, circulatory disorders of the brain and stroke.
How often detected defect patent foramen ovale in the heart in adults?
This is usually a small hole in the wall is closed in the child up to a year.But often, in almost half of children under five years of accident is detected in the diagnosis of these defects.Adults rarely suffer from this disease.Only about fifteen percent of people older than twenty years have patent foramen ovale in the heart.The children in the process of growth it can "close" or significantly reduced in size.But despite the seriousness of the problem, this defect is not a sentence for a child.With no specific complaints about the state of health, he may continue to engage in sports and is actively moving.The only thing that should be avoided - hobbies include diving, in which provides deep dive.
