My baby is 20 months old and weighs 10.2 kg. Last week on a routine check Pediatrician could hear a murmur in her heart and referred her to a cardiologist. There she had an echocardiogram in which an ASD of 1cm is detected. Is there any chance for the ASD to close b itself ?or we have to go for a treatment? Is there anthing to worry about? In my and my husband s family there is no history of any such heart diseases. We are very much worried and planning to consult a pediatric cardiologist as soon as possible.
Hi, welcome to this forum. Can understand your concern.ASD is an Canopic congenital heart disease. There are two types of ASD, one is vascular and other is muscular. The secondary type of atrial septal defect, usually closes as a child grows. While membranous atrial septal defect does not close. An Eco cardiograph, should be done at 6 monthly intervals, to know whether the atrial septal defect is closing or not. If the atrial septal defect is closing, then there are chances that it will fully be closed after a certain age. In my opinion, you should do echocardiography which will tell us about the type of atrial septal defect. For the treatment, we depend on the ego cartographic Test. I hope this will help you. Take care.  Chat Doctor.