Treatment of congenital heart defects: medications and surgery

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Bc. Lukáš Tóth
Bc. Lukáš Tóth
Healthcare worker

Treatment depends on the form and extent of the disease. Some small defects correct themselves over time, others do not need treatment. Another example are diseases that are more severe in nature.

Drug treatment, also called pharmacological therapy, is designed to relieve the discomfort and possibly promote heart function.

In most cases, invasive intervention is necessary = surgery or catheterisation.

Catheterisation is performed using a catheter, a long flexible tube that is inserted into a blood vessel and accessed by the heart through the vasculature. 

Surgical solution using open heart surgery through the chest. The heart is stopped during the procedure using extracorporeal circulation, i.e. performed outside the body.

Examples:

  • defect closure
  • correction of vessel position
  • plastic surgery or replacement of a valve, blood vessel

Transplantation is necessary if the congenital heart disease cannot be surgically corrected.

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Bc. Lukáš Tóth
Bc. Lukáš Tóth
Healthcare worker
The secondary medical school in Nitra gave me the basis for my career in the field of health and diseases. Thanks to it, I worked for 2 years in the traumatology clinic and outpatient clinic at the Nitra Hospital. Since 2006 I was employed in the emergency medical service, where I stayed until 2017. I completed my bachelor's degree at the University of Constantine the Philosopher in Nitra in the field of emergency health care. The bachelor's degree allowed me to continue my mission as a paramedic. In the meantime, I got a job at the emergency line 155. I have been working in pre-hospital health care until today. I had an interest in people, health and even diseases in my childhood, which gave me the prerequisite to pursue this topic in adulthood. Studying and acquiring new information in practice provided me with a great basis for writing professional texts, in the form of articles that can be understood by ordinary people. Thus, my interest in the Health Portal has a solid foundation in years of practice and personal interest. Similarly, I am also interested in healthy eating, nutrition and overall healthy lifestyle. I fill my free time with family and sports.
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