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Dear Dr. Jeffrey,
my newborn baby girl is 8 weeks old her doctor told me se suffers from VSD muscular 4mm, ASD2 4mm,PHT and he gave her medicine lasix and another one, please I want to know whether they can be repaired by itself by time or she needs a surgery, note that her heart is some how enlarged but she's gaining weight every month about 600g
my newborn baby girl is 8 weeks old her doctor told me se suffers from VSD muscular 4mm, ASD2 4mm,PHT and he gave her medicine lasix and another one, please I want to know whether they can be repaired by itself by time or she needs a surgery, note that her heart is some how enlarged but she's gaining weight every month about 600g
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In about 40% of the kids born with VSDs, the hole is small and it closes on its own after birth. If a VSD is large and it requires surgery to be closed that has a high success rate. Thanks for the question, good luck. Take care.
In about 40% of the kids born with VSDs, the hole is small and it closes on its own after birth. If a VSD is large and it requires surgery to be closed that has a high success rate. Thanks for the question, good luck. Take care.
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