Mother's atrial septal defect closure procedure review

About ten years ago, I found out during a health checkup that I had an atrial septal defect.

It was discovered at a small local hospital, then transferred to Kyungpook National University Hospital, and after various tests, they said they would monitor the situation.

Your mother has been living without any particular measures, using the excuse of being busy.

At that time, I was busy just trying to survive, thinking that I would handle it myself since I had heard the details from my husband and sister-in-law.

 

Last year, I had a health checkup at a small local hospital, but the doctor told me I must go to Kyungpook National University Hospital for the procedure.

 

The outpatient professor at Kyungpook National University Hospital looked at the records from ten years ago and asked why the procedure wasn't done back then, and told me to be hospitalized in a week.

 

Our second child was about 2 months old when the pediatrician said it seemed like there was a hole in his heart and suggested to keep an eye on it. When he was around a year old, the doctor said the sound was okay and that it seemed to have closed naturally.

I wasn't interested in atrial septal defects before, but now I am starting to understand them.

 

 

 

 

 

My mother usually breathes okay, but she said she gets short of breath when climbing uphill or exercising.

When measuring blood pressure at the hospital, it tended to be somewhat high, but you were not taking medication for hypertension.

 

 

So that's what an atrial septal defect with a hole looks like.

They say it's rare to live without knowing until you grow old like your mother.

It seems to have been discovered late.

 

 

 

It's congenital, but the exact cause cannot be determined.

 

 

 

These days, it seems that many are discovered when they are babies, and they either heal naturally or are monitored, and if they grow a bit larger, surgery is performed.

 

 

 

 

It seems that our second child was listened to with a stethoscope by the pediatrician to assess the heart sounds.

If the noise was still heard after a year, they probably told you to have a cardiac ultrasound.

The acquaintance's baby had a heart ultrasound and received a diagnosis, so they decided to wait until the baby grows a bit.

 

It seems that your mother was diagnosed after various tests due to her high blood pressure.

 

 

 

Heart surgery is a really major operation, so the family members were very worried.

But these days, medical technology has improved, so they don't do open surgery anymore.

Atrial septal defect is often treated with a procedure.

So, they performed various tests.

They perform tests from echocardiography to inserting a catheter into the thigh vein to examine the heart.

If a catheter is inserted into the thigh vein, you have to stay still, wear a diaper, and lie down for 24 hours after the examination.

That looked really difficult. ㅠㅠ

 

And after various tests, they said you can proceed with the intracardiac procedure.

Here, you can get tested and undergo procedures~

 

 

The deep vein procedure took almost two hours.

Deep vein procedures involve inserting two catheters into the blood vessels of both thighs.

Just thinking about it is so scary ㅠㅠ

 

 

 

 

Fortunately, the procedure went well, and the doctor told me that the hole was successfully sealed, which brought me peace of mind.

I was so anxious while waiting for two hours.

You get the guardian’s signature before the procedure.

If you look at the side effects there, it can even lead to death ㅠㅠ

I think the scariest part was when I had to sign it.

 

You stayed lying still for 24 hours after the procedure.

 

My mother is not the type to complain easily, so she endures things well.

 

He underwent a deep vein procedure on Friday and was discharged on Monday.

 

You had two more outpatient visits after discharge.

Fortunately, they are currently doing well without any issues.