Is patent ductus arteriosus serious?

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Ductus arteriosus is not only the normal passage between pulmonary artery and aorta, but also the normal way of fetal circulation. The baby is generally closed about three months after birth, of course, there are special circumstances, if there is open and left to right shunt is patent ductus arteriosus. For such a problem, now mainly interventional treatment and surgical treatment of these two methods of treatment. Here is to introduce some common sense about the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus, hoping to help you.

Is patent ductus arteriosus serious?

If a child has such a problem as patent ductus arteriosus, you should first take the child to the hospital for ECG, chest X-ray examination and echocardiography. Such examination can confirm the child's condition, and two-dimensional echocardiography can directly show the existence of the catheter between the pulmonary artery and the main artery, and show the diameter and length of the catheter.

If the child after the activity, prone to shortness of breath, fatigue, sweating, and often have a cold, it means that the catheter is thick, the flow is large, we must pay attention to such a situation. If it is found that the child has dyspnea, irritability, cyanosis, this is the lack of oxygen, this time should let the child squat down, if oxygen is the best, such as hypoxia symptoms relieved immediately sent to the hospital for further treatment.

For such diseases as patent ductus arteriosus, interventional therapy is the most appropriate treatment, that is to use some medical supplies to block the ductus arteriosus, such as micro coils, mushroom umbrellas and so on. Of course, surgical treatment can also be carried out, surgical ligation or cutting suture ligation catheter can be cured. But it's best to do it at the age of one to six.

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If the child is premature, we can give the child indomethacin or aspirin, which can help close the catheter. But this method does not work for full-term infants. So it is recommended to take children to the regular hospital for treatment.