Pediatric Cardiac Surgery in India | Surgery Tours India
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Overview Congenital heart defects are a malformation in one or more structures of the heart or veins that occur before a child is born or during the developmental stage of the fetus. The developmental defect can affect approximately around 8 childrenin every 1000 children. There are many types of congenital heart defects. Some congenital heart defects are minor and some are more serious. Various defects can occur inside the heart or in the large blood vessels which is outside the heart. Some congenital heart defects require surgery immediately after the child is born and in many cases, the surgery can be performed after months or years. Pediatric Cardiac Surgery procedure There are several different types of congenital heart defects. Only one surgery may not be enough to repair the congenital heart defect, sometimes a series of procedures are required. Mainly there are three different techniques for treating congenital heart defects in t...