Best Doctors for Hole in Heart Treatment in Hyderabad

Hole in heart can be referred to as an opening that is present in the walls of upper and lower chambers in the heart. Hole in the heart can be known as congenital heart defect. While fetus is developing in the pregnancy, a natural opening is present in the heart and it can be closed after the delivery of the child. If the opening cannot closed, it can be known as hole in heart or patent foramen ovale. The two different types of congenital heart defects can be atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect. Due to this hole in the heart chambers, it can lead to the mixing of oxygen poor blood with the oxygen rich blood. It can increase the amount of blood that is flowing into the lungs. The symptoms caused due to congenital defects can be fatigue, swollen feet, legs, and ankles, shortness of breath, rapid heart rate. The diagnosis of hole in heart can be made through ECG, chest X-ray, echocardiogram, CT scan, cardiac MRI scan. The treatment done for the congenital condition can be open heart surgery or catheter based repair which is used to close the hole in heart.