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How long can children live with some sort of "hole in the heart"?
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Normal life: "hole in the heart" is either a ventricular septal defect (vsd) or atrial septal defect (asd), some children are born with a "hole" between the 2 sides of the heart chambers, and many of those "holes" close by themselves , whereas others will need surgery to close them if the heart has to work too hard. The child's cardiologist determine whether or when they need surgery to cure them.
Answered 4/4/2016
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