Treatment is recommended for arterial ductus arteriosus 1.7 mm.
The ductus arteriosus is the normal blood flow pathway between the pulmonary vessels and the cardiovascular system during fetal life. After birth, the lungs take on the function of ventilation and air exchange, and the ductal pathway is obsolete and closes; if the ductus arteriosus does not close when the child is examined after the age of 1 year, the condition is clinically termed as arterial ductus arteriosus.
This disease is susceptible to secondary endocardial infections, and early surgical or interventional intervention is recommended, even if the shunt is not large. For the implementation of surgery is recommended to be carried out in school age, if the shunt flow is large, clinical symptoms of patients with serious, it is recommended to early surgical intervention, to avoid subsequent secondary cardiac compensatory changes, increase the risk of surgery, reduce the efficacy of treatment.
It is recommended that patients go to a regular hospital in time, identify the situation under the guidance of the doctor and standardize the treatment.