My 6 year old daughter has just been diagnosed with a sinus venosus ASD with a moderate PVS. the hole is 14mm with a left to right shunt. She is genarally in good health but gets tired easily. Is this urgent as we are waiting to see the specialist. will she need surgery or just a procedure? thank you for your time
Hi, The condition you mentioned is an abnormal communication between two sides of the heart. It's not an emergency, but needs surgical correction to avoid complications (which usually appears in adult life if left uncorrected. No need to worry much, as now-a-days many of these cases can be corrected through endoscopic (devise passing through veins) procedures without open surgery, depending on findings on ECHO. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.