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Hi Doctor,
I was born with a 'hole in the heart' and it was diagnosed when I was five. This was the only term I was told until I was 16 and my cardiologist did a diagram for me and explained exactly what it was...he gave me the name but...no offence..doctor's handwriting is like reading a different language. He said the hole was in the left hand side of my heart between the top and bottom chambers. Everything I have read so far has only mentioned holes between left and right chambers. Does my description seem right to you? If so, what is it and will I have to worry during pregnancy as I am trying for a child. Thank you!!
I was born with a 'hole in the heart' and it was diagnosed when I was five. This was the only term I was told until I was 16 and my cardiologist did a diagram for me and explained exactly what it was...he gave me the name but...no offence..doctor's handwriting is like reading a different language. He said the hole was in the left hand side of my heart between the top and bottom chambers. Everything I have read so far has only mentioned holes between left and right chambers. Does my description seem right to you? If so, what is it and will I have to worry during pregnancy as I am trying for a child. Thank you!!
As you have found there is a hole in the septum (wall separating left and right chambers).
A hole between upper and lower heart chambers can be due to a partial endocardial cushion defect.
A partial presentation of an endocardial cushion defect occurs when there is an atrial septal defect (ASD) and one of the heart's two valves develops abnormally. When a partial ECD occurs, the mitral valve is impaired, allowing blood to seep between chambers located on the left side of the heart muscle. The mitral valve separates the left side chambers.
The seriousness would depend on the degree of the defect.
A hole between upper and lower heart chambers can be due to a partial endocardial cushion defect.
A partial presentation of an endocardial cushion defect occurs when there is an atrial septal defect (ASD) and one of the heart's two valves develops abnormally. When a partial ECD occurs, the mitral valve is impaired, allowing blood to seep between chambers located on the left side of the heart muscle. The mitral valve separates the left side chambers.
The seriousness would depend on the degree of the defect.
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