Question 1

how to determine if i have a heart defect?

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Heart defect: Is diagnosed by history, physical and  echocardiography, supplemented as necessary by other testing.

Question 2

what causes heart defects?

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Heart defect: It depends on the condotion, it could be congenttal, that means you are born with it.

Question 3

has anyone had a pfo heart defect closed?

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Everybody has one: The patent foramen ovale (pfo) is a structure all of us have that allows blood circulation to bypass the lungs before birth.After birth, the rise in blood oxygen content from air breathing  triggers a gradual closing of the fo.In premi's, it is more likely to remain open & sometimes meds can trigger closure the first wk or so.Persisting fo's can be tied off surgically or closed through  a catheter.

Question 4

what are different types of heart defects?

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Mild to severe.: Vsds are common and mild (murmurs - aka hole in the heart), but other defects are more complex and rare. See: http://texaschildrens.Org/locate/doctors/ayres, -nancy/.

Question 5

could these heart defects be diagnosed together?

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Hard to say: Since you didn't provide any background information, i cannot say.The site is not a chat room.If you submitted a prior question, it is not linked.Each question must have the basic information needed to describe the issue before an answer can be formulated.

Question 6

what would be a heart defect that affects the ventricles?

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Ventricles: Heart attack affects the ventricles. Ventricular septal defect affects the ventricles, myocarditis affects the ventricles

Question 7

please answer! what would be a heart defect that would have to do your ventricles?

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Ventricles: It could mean a small hole between the two ventricles or large hole, or it could be a smaller then normal left ventricle.

Question 8

i have reverible defects in parts of my heart moderate to severe, what does that mean?

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Need evaluation: Reversible defects on nuclear scanning suggests blockage in the blood flow to the heart muscle. Usually this is followed up by further examinations, such as coronary angiography. See your cardiologist for further discussion.

Question 9

have mild partial reversible defect involving the inferior wall and have zero symptoms, do i need to get heart cath?

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: How was this discovered? Was it from a stress test? If so, even without symptoms, the cardiologist may recommend a cardiac catherization to define if there are lesions in your coronary arteries, how severe they are, whether a stent is needed, etc. A procedure like that can prevent you from having a heart attack. So, you should follow the advice of your cardiologist who knows you best. Good luck!

Question 10

if human heart regeneration becomes possible, would the heart of a person with a defect likely regenerate the defect?...

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Cardiac regeneration: Regenerating healthy heart muscle is a major objective of cardiovascular researchers around the world. Our group &amp; others have shown that stem cells have the potential to help heal damaged hearts. It's early in the development of this new therapy, &amp; we have much yet to learn. Repairing specific cardiac defects with regenerative medicine may be possible by delivery to the right part of the heart.

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