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Heart development

When the embryo is two weeks old in the mother’s womb, two heart tubes are formed in the region of the chest. In the third week, both the tubes unite to form a single tube. In the fourth week of gestation, the heart tubes forms five divisions by four constrictions which lead to aortic arch, ventricles, sinus venosus, bulbus cardis and atrium. By 16 weeks of gestation, the heart is fully formed.

Antenatal diagnosis and Intervention

With advanced technology, antenatal diagnosis of birth defects in the heart can be made by echocardiogram by specialists like pediatric cardiologists and sonologists. This should be done after 18 weeks of gestation. High risk mothers like elderly primies, families of congenital heart defects, diabetics and any other genetic and metabolic abnormalities should undergo prenatal echocardiogram. This helps counseling of the parents and proper planning of delivery and management of the child after birth.

Our Expertise

Apart from the routine surgical corrections, we have great interest and World class experience in corrections of complex congenital heart defects such as Single Stage Unifocalization for VSD, Pulmonary Atreisa and Major Aorto Pulmonary Collateral Arteries (MAPCAs), Single Stage Correction for intra cardiac anomalies associated with arch obstruction, AV Canal repair, TAPVC corrections and neonatal corrections like Arterial Switch Operation etc.
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