Is it the same as normal after successful surgery for congenital heart disease

  The growth, development, mobility and quality of life of patients after congenital heart surgery are related to the type and timing of surgery.  Most patients with non-cyanotic congenital heart disease and common cyanotic congenital heart disease have the same growth and development as normal children and have the same quality of life as children of the same age after surgery at the appropriate age.   Some non-cyanotic congenital heart diseases develop to a serious degree such as severe pulmonary hypertension or even cyanosis after activity, then the quality of life will be reduced after surgery, and children with complex cardiac malformations are not as good as normal children after surgery.  Some data report that children with common congenital heart diseases such as atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, and patent ductus arteriosus who undergo surgery in early childhood have the same life expectancy as normal people, and those who undergo surgery in adolescence are close to normal people and can work and live like normal people.  In addition, avoid overexertion, cold and cough, so as not to increase the burden on the heart. You should not eat a full meal, and you should not eat too salty food.  Early after congenital heart disease surgery, that is, within three months, the amount of activity should be limited (of course, not a little inactivity). As the organism recovers, the amount of activity can be gradually increased after review and obtaining the doctor’s consent. Generally speaking, simple congenital heart disease, such as arteriovenous ductus arteriosus, atrial and ventricular septal defects and other diseases, if the surgery is satisfactory, three months after surgery can be basically restored to health, can go to school and participate in certain activities and light physical labor. After six months, if the examination is good in all aspects, you can work, study, participate in sports and physical labor like normal people.  Complex heart surgery, such as cyanotic congenital heart disease, requires a longer recovery period after surgery. These patients need to resume physical activity under the guidance of a doctor according to their heart function. It is generally not advisable to engage in physical work or strenuous physical exercise as normal.