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1.5 mm VSD
Hi,
My son was who was born after completion of 38 weeks of my pregnancy, was reported with this VSD which is of 1.5mm in size.
The cardiac informed us to visit her after 3 months for a check up. She told us that it will be closed automatically.
2maro we are taking him for the checkup and very tensed about that.
Does 1.5mm is considerably small if his weight is 3.1Kg at the time of birth? Now his weight is 5.5Kg. Does this defect obstructs the weight gain of my child?
Regards.
My son was who was born after completion of 38 weeks of my pregnancy, was reported with this VSD which is of 1.5mm in size.
The cardiac informed us to visit her after 3 months for a check up. She told us that it will be closed automatically.
2maro we are taking him for the checkup and very tensed about that.
Does 1.5mm is considerably small if his weight is 3.1Kg at the time of birth? Now his weight is 5.5Kg. Does this defect obstructs the weight gain of my child?
Regards.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Dear Jenni,
Without seeing your son, I cannot tell for sure. However, a 1.5 mm ventricular septal defect (VSD) is typically quite small and should cause no problems. I do not know over what time he achieved his weight gain, so I cannot say whether his gain has been normal, or not. If he does not get out of breath or get sweaty when he is eating, his VSD is most likely actually small and not interfering with any growth. I would expect that it would spontaneously close by age 12 months, although we do see children in which these defects remain open into adulthood without complications.
Without seeing your son, I cannot tell for sure. However, a 1.5 mm ventricular septal defect (VSD) is typically quite small and should cause no problems. I do not know over what time he achieved his weight gain, so I cannot say whether his gain has been normal, or not. If he does not get out of breath or get sweaty when he is eating, his VSD is most likely actually small and not interfering with any growth. I would expect that it would spontaneously close by age 12 months, although we do see children in which these defects remain open into adulthood without complications.
Just a PS. at the weight gain you're mentioning he's actually stayed in his weight percentile (22%), so that's good.
So your son is now 3 months and has gained 2.4 kg, correct? It's not a huge gain, but sounds okay to me. Have you seen his normal doctor? As far as I know a 1.5 mm VSD is quite small, and does have a good chance of closing on it's own.
My daughter was born with a moderate VSD and small ASD, however she was in heart failure by 2 weeks, and she will need OHS to close her holes. She has only gained 1.2 kg in 2 months (currently 3.8 kg), which actually isn't too bad for being in heart failure.
My daughter was born with a moderate VSD and small ASD, however she was in heart failure by 2 weeks, and she will need OHS to close her holes. She has only gained 1.2 kg in 2 months (currently 3.8 kg), which actually isn't too bad for being in heart failure.
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