Patient's question:
A fever led to pneumonia and a heart embolism. The treatment outcome was recovery. Currently, there is occasional coughing. Tests and examination results: atrial septal defect of 12 mm, venous vascular malformation, pulmonary artery pressure of 108 mmHg, right heart enlargement. What assistance is needed: Hello, when is the best time for treatment, and approximately how much will the treatment cost?Doctor's answer:
Congenital heart disease requires timely resolution, the earlier the better. Otherwise, the patient may experience recurrent heart failure due to the weakening of the right heart's load, ultimately leading to pulmonary hypertension and losing the opportunity for surgery. Therefore, active treatment is needed now. Surgery is the only decisive factor.Medical advice: This surgery is best performed at a provincial or national-level major hospital, as it requires the heart to be stopped and surgery to be conducted under extracorporeal circulation. The technology of general hospitals may not be able to guarantee this. The surgery cost is generally around 600,000 yuan.