Interventional cardiac catheterization for children with congenital heart disease is already very difficult, but now interventional cardiac catheterization for a fetus with congenital heart disease in the womb at the age of 29-32 weeks is a miracle.
On January 15, Associate Professor, Dr. Tang Chi Thuong, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, said that two cases of very severe congenital heart disease in fetuses were successfully treated just 7 days apart in Ho Chi Minh City by the city's own doctors.
Interventional cardiac catheterization for children with congenital heart disease is already very difficult, but now interventional cardiac catheterization for a fetus with congenital heart disease in the womb at the age of 29-32 weeks is a miracle. This advanced technique has prevented the bad progression and the inevitable risk of death in the womb or immediately after birth because both have 2 very severe congenital heart defects.
The four factors that determined the success of the first two cases of fetal cardiac catheterization were: the accuracy of the ultrasound technique for diagnosing congenital heart disease in the fetus by the pediatric cardiologists of Children's Hospital 1, the doctors accurately diagnosed the lesions of the fetal heart, from which they guided the precise fetal cardiac catheterization intervention; the experience at an absolutely precise level in the field of fetal intervention by the obstetricians of Tu Du Hospital; the experience at an absolutely precise level in the field of cardiac catheterization intervention by the pediatric cardiac catheterization specialists of Children's Hospital 1 and the fourth important factor that cannot be ignored is the proactive coordination and cooperation for all patients of the hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City, specifically the coordination of Obstetrics and Pediatrics of Tu Du Hospital and Children's Hospital 1.
Congenital heart disease is one of the most common birth defects, occurring in approximately 6 in 1,000 live births. It is the leading cause of infant death due to birth defects in most Western countries. In addition to the burden on the child and family, the financial burden on health care and society is also high. In the United States, the costs associated with congenital heart disease are estimated to be more than $1.4 billion per year.
THANH SON
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