Patient's question:
The newborn has now been found to have heart disease. Please ask if it will heal on its own during growth. How should it be treated in the future? What should be paid attention to in life in the future? Thank youDoctor's answer:
The earlier a congenital heart disease is discovered, the milder the condition. Heart disease discovered immediately after birth is severe, and the weight of the child is usually below standard. In some cases, symptoms appear even in the maternity hospital. Regardless of who looks, it's obvious that a child with congenital heart disease doesn't have the pink skin of a newborn but instead appears purplish. This bluish discoloration is not always visible but only appears when the child cries. These children breathe rapidly and cannot eat much milk, quickly spitting out the nipple. Although there may be no bluish discoloration, symptoms of severe heart disease include rapid breathing and poor appetite. In such cases, the doctor will use a stethoscope to listen to the heart. This may reveal abnormal heart murmurs that are not usually heard. A chest X-ray can show abnormal heart shapes. Congenital heart disease is present from birth, so it is believed that symptoms should appear on the day of birth, but this is not always the case. Many children develop symptoms within the first week of life. Symptoms generally appear within three months.