Ms. Tam, 31, suffering from gestational diabetes, a foot infection, varicose veins, and congenital heart disease, was closely monitored by doctors until her child's birth.
My 3-year-old son recently underwent surgery to close a ventricular septal defect. Does congenital heart disease affect his lifespan later in life? (Phuong Tu, TP HCM)
Baby Nhien, diagnosed with a congenital heart defect causing cyanosis, underwent two surgeries: a temporary shunt to increase blood oxygen, and a year later, a complete repair of the defect.
