YIPPEE I AM SOOOOO EXCITED!!!
So, as quite a few of you guys know, I was born with a heart disease called Pulmonary Atresia. So I am happy to celebrate this month with pride and tellyou about my condition!:
Pulmonary atresia (uh-TREE-zhuh) is a rare heart problem present at birth, also called a congenital heart defect.
In pulmonary atresia, the valve between the heart and lungs isn't fully formed. This valve is called the pulmonary valve. Blood can't flow from the right lower heart chamber, called the right ventricle, to the lungs.
Some blood may move through a natural opening between the aorta, the artery carrying oxygen-rich blood out of the heart, and the pulmonary artery. This opening, called the ductus arteriosus, most often closes soon after birth. But it can be kept open with medicines.
In pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum (PA/IVS), there isn't a hole between the two pumping chambers of the heart. If there is a hole, the condition is called pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect (VSD).
A baby with pulmonary atresia doesn't get enough oxygen in the blood. Urgent treatment is needed. Treatment for pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum may include a mix of medicines, procedures or surgery to fix the heart.
Source: Mayo Clinic
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