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Large vsd diagnosed

2017-05-24 13:07:42
My second son diagnosed with a large vsd when he was 7days old following a murmur detected when he was born (April 22, 2017). Pead. Cardiologist suggested open heart surgery at 3rd month. Now he's one month old hasn't gained much weight increased about 20gms. Was 3.15kg April 22 when born and now May 23 3.35kgs. Kindly help. Couldn't breast feed so bottle fed baby and has short breadth. Now on lasix.
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Yes...your paed cardiologist is write....surgery may be required even before 3 months if not gaining weight & feeding problem persist...

Answered2017-05-25 02:23:23

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