RATE AND TYPE OF CHILDREN'S CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES, THE IMPORTANCE OF TREATMENT WITH SURGERY

Abstract

This scientific discussion article explores general concepts about congenital heart defects in children, the level of occurrence, types, and the importance of their surgical treatment. The results show that the incidence of congenital heart defects in children varies, from 4 to 1,000 per 1,000 live births, up to 50, and accounts for 30% of all congenital malformations. It is used: radical correction, palliative surgery and hemodynamic correction. Surgical treatment of congenital heart defects prevents the development of infectious endocarditis, eliminates small-circulatory hypertension, reduces the risk of thromboembolism, improves the quality of life of the child.