Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
What kinds of birth defects can pediatric heart surgeons cure?
6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
All heart defects: Pediatrics heart surgeons can cure almost all congenital heart defects, some better than others. There has been tremendous progress in diagnosis and treatments of congenital heart defects in my life-time.. Fifty years ago it was hard to believe that we can cure almost all congenital heart defects.
Answered 6/7/2015
5.7k views
Repair, not cure: Most heart defects can be repaired or palliated (improved) by pediatric heart surgeons. A "cure" would imply no need for follow-up; this is not the case for most congenital heart lesions.
Answered 4/2/2013
5.2k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
How many different heart birth defects are there?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Had countless prenatal sonos. Can congenital heart defect be undetected before birth?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Which type of heart surgeon performs coronary bypass surgeries?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
If I had heart defect at birth, do I see my pediatric doctor before trying to get pregnant?
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
A member asked:
When are birth defects picked up on a sonogram and does a sonogram show the heart beat at just 6 weeks?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
Who has a larger salary, an adult heart surgeon or a pediatric heart surgeon?
Are heart birth defects cause for major concern?
What is the likelihood of hole in heart birth defect occur?
Could you have a heart/lung related problem at age 16 without having anything birth defects when born? like heart problems/lung, if so what?
Is it true that raising your heart rate over 140bpm when in early stages of pregnancy/pregnancy cause birth defects due to decreased blood to fetus?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
