Saturday, March 19, 2022 – 17:20 WIB
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VIVA – According to data from the Indonesian Association of Cardiovascular Specialists (PERKI), the incidence rate congenital heart disease (PJB) in Indonesia is estimated at 43,200 cases out of 4.8 million live births.
This figure is equivalent to 9 in 1,000 live births annually, with 30 percent of them showing symptoms in the first weeks of life, in which most CHD patients are neglected (not treated properly).
Specialist heart and blood vessels, dr. Radityo Prakoso, Sp.JP(K), explained that CHD can be caused by malnutrition or infections experienced during pregnancy.
“The main problem with CHD is early diagnosis and treatment, because of the uneven distribution of facilities that can handle CHD in Indonesia, so many CHD cases end in death,” he said during the Zoom Media Gathering of the CSR Program for Handling Congenital Heart Disease Cases held by the Heartology Cardiovascular Center. , Saturday 19 March 2022.
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Fortunately, Doctor Radityo said, along with technological advances in the medical field, especially in the field of interventional cardiology childsome children with CHD no longer need to have surgery or open surgery.
“The main method of choice for treating certain CHD cases is the intervention procedure using a catheter. Intervention using a catheter has several advantages, including relatively lower risk or complications, shorter hospital stay and recovery time, and lower costs. In addition to Therefore, the processing time for the action is also shorter,” he explained.
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