What is the standard for curing congenital heart disease in children?

When it comes to congenital heart disease in children, many people think that this disease may be incurable, but some parents still want to know whether this disease can be cured and to what extent it is considered cured. So today we will tell you what is the standard for curing congenital heart disease in children?

First, let's understand what congenital heart disease is: Congenital heart disease is a local anatomical structural abnormality caused by the formation of the heart and large blood vessels during the human embryonic development period, or a heart that fails to close the channels that should close automatically after birth. Congenital heart disease is a cardiovascular malformation caused by abnormal development of the heart and blood vessels during the fetal period, and is the most common heart disease in children.

So what is the cause of this disease? The cause of congenital heart disease may be related to genetics, especially chromosomal translocation and aberration, intrauterine infection, high-dose radiation exposure and drugs. With the rapid development of cardiovascular medicine, many common congenital heart diseases have been accurately diagnosed and reasonably treated, and the mortality rate has dropped significantly.

Let us introduce what the cure standard of this disease is: Congenital heart disease generally cannot heal on its own and must be cured through surgery or interventional methods. However, for ventricular septal defect or atrial septal defect with a diameter less than 0.5cm, no treatment is required, and it will not have an adverse effect on the child's heart function and growth and development. However, because the child has a heart murmur, it will have a certain impact on future education, employment, and marriage, and now the surgery is very mature, some parents still choose surgery due to these social factors. There are also some small defects, such as ventricular septal defect in the lower part of the trunk, because it is close to the aortic valve, even if it is less than 0.5cm, it also requires active surgical treatment. Surgical treatment is recommended for children with a defect diameter greater than 0.5cm.

Usually through surgical treatment, congenital heart disease in children can be basically cured. This kind of cure means that the child's heart develops normally after the operation, but it may not be as strong as that of a normal person. It mainly depends on the child's physical condition. The degree of recovery after surgery varies, but as long as the disease does not recur, it can be considered cured.