Open heart surgery for 2 year old

A young girl is recovering well after open heart surgery to correct a congenital condition of unknown cause called atrial septal defect (ASD). She was initially diagnosed with pulmonary valve stenosis, a congenital condition where the outflow vessel of the heart is narrowed, obstructing the blood leaving the heart. After being reviewed by a pediatric cardiologist, due to recurrent ear infections, she was correctly diagnosed with ASD, a more concerning condition where the wall separating the upper chambers of the heart is absent. This allows for mixing of the oxygenated and deoxygenated blood and causes a bluish skin color, poor activity tolerance, and enlargement of the heart. Both conditions cause a heart murmur. Her early months of life were troubled by ill health, suffering a seizure at 2 months and subsequently being misdiagnosed with renal failure.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by The Clarion News

Related Disease Topics:

• Atrial septal defect
• ASD
• Pulmonary valve stenosis
• Congenital condition
• Recurrent ear infections
• Renal failure

Related Symptom Topics:

• Bluish skin color
• Poor activity tolerance
• Heart murmur
• Seizure

Article Source Details

About: Open heart surgery for 2 year old

Date: 2005

Source: The Clarion News

Author: Pam Huffman

URL: http://www2.theclarionnews.com/General_News/42972.shtml

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This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Surgery
• Surgery and open heart surgery
• Surgery and heart disease
• Surgery and congenital heart disease
• Surgery and atrial septal defect
• Surgery an d ASD
• Surgery and childhood disease
• Surgery and heart operation
• Risk and congenital heart defect
• Risk and atrial septal defect
• Risk and ASD
• Risk and congenital heart disease
• Risk and heart murmur
• Risk and blue skin
• Risk and poor exercise tolerance
• Risk and childhood disease
• Misdiagnosis (type of Medical misadventure)
• Misdiagnosis and atrial septal defect
• Misdiagnosis and ASD
• Misdiagnosis and pulmonary valve stenosis
• Misdiagnosis and congenital heart condition
• Misdiagnosis and renal failure
• Misdiagnosis and bluish skin color
• Misdiagnosis and poor activity tolerance
• Misdiagnosis and heart murmur
• Misdiagnosis and seizure

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