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Indwara y’umutima yitwa Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) ni indwara idakunze kugaragara ariko ikomeye cyane y’umutima abana bavukana. Muri iyi ndwara, igice cy’ibumoso cy’umutima ntikikura neza igihe umubyeyi atwite, bityo umutima ukaba udashobora gusunika amaraso neza mu mubiri wose.
Ibi bivuze ko umutima w’umwana wawe udashobora gukora akazi kawo gakomeye ko kohereza amaraso yuzuye umwuka wa ogisijeni mu mubiri we wose. Nubwo ibi bisa n’ibikomeye, ndagira ngo umenye ko abaganga bamaze kuvumbura uburyo bwiza bwo kuvura iyi ndwara, bufasha abana benshi bafite HLHS kubaho ubuzima busanzwe kandi bukora neza.
Indwara y’umutima yitwa Hypoplastic left heart syndrome ibaho iyo igice cy’ibumoso cy’umutima w’umwana kitakuriye neza. Ijambo "hypoplastic" risobanura gusa "kitakuriye neza" cyangwa "gito cyane."
Mu mutima muzima, igice cy’ibumoso gipompa amaraso yuzuye umwuka wa ogisijeni mu mubiri wose. Iyo HLHS ibayeho, ibice bimwe na bimwe by’umutima w’ibumoso biba bitariho, cyangwa ari bito cyane, cyangwa bidakora neza. Ibi birimo left ventricle (icyumba gikuru gipompa amaraso mu mutima), umutiba wa mitral, umutiba wa aorta, ndetse rimwe na rimwe na aorta ubwayo.
Umutima w’umwana wawe udafite igice cy’ibumoso gikora neza, uba wiringiye igice cy’iburyo gusa kugira ngo gikore akazi k’ibice byombi. Ibi bihita biteza ikibazo gikomeye gisaba ubuvuzi bwihuse nyuma y’ivuka ry’umwana.
Ibimenyetso bya HLHS bikunze kugaragara mu masaha make cyangwa iminsi mike nyuma y’ivuka ry’umwana. Ibi bimenyetso bibaho bitewe n’uko umubiri w’umwana wawe utabona amaraso ahagije yuzuye umwuka wa ogisijeni.
Dore ibimenyetso bikunze kugaragara:
Ibi bimenyetso bishobora kuza vuba kandi bikarushaho gukomera uko imitsi y'umutima karemano ifasha abana kuvukana ubuzima itangira gufunga. Niba ubona kimwe muri ibi bimenyetso, shaka ubufasha bwihuse bw'abaganga.
HLHS itera mu byumweru umunani bya mbere umwana ari mu nda igihe umutima we urimo gukura. Impamvu nyayo ntiramenyekana neza, ariko si ikintu wakoze cyangwa utakoreye mu gihe cyo gutwita.
Ubusanzwe HLHS ibaho nta mpamvu izwi kandi nta mateka y'umuryango y'indwara z'umutima. Ariko, ibyo umuntu avukana bishobora kugira uruhare ruto mu miryango imwe n'imwe. Niba ufite umwana umwe urwaye HLHS, hari amahirwe make (hafi 2-3%) ko abana bazaza bashobora kuyirwara cyangwa izindi ndwara z'umutima.
Ibintu byo mu bidukikije mu gihe cya mbere cyo gutwita bishobora kugira uruhare, ariko abashakashatsi baracyiga kuri ibi. Icy'ingenzi ni ukumenya ko HLHS idashobora kwirindwa, kandi ntabwo ari amakosa yawe.
HLHS ikunze kugaragara mu isuzuma risanzwe ryo mu nda hakoreshejwe imashini ya ultrasound, ubusanzwe hagati y'ibyumweru 18-24 byo gutwita. Niba muganga wawe asanze HLHS mbere y'uko ubyara, azakora gahunda y'uburyo uzabyara n'uburyo umwana azitabwaho ako kanya.
Ariko, niba HLHS itarabonetse mbere y'uko ubyara, ugomba gushaka ubufasha bwihuse bw'abaganga niba uruhinja rwawe rugaragaza ikimenyetso cyose giteye impungenge. Ibi birimo ibara ry'uruhu ry'ubururu cyangwa ibara ry'ivu, ingorane zo guhumeka, konka nabi, cyangwa gusinzira cyane.
Nubwo waba utazi neza niba hari ikibazo, jyana n’amarangamutima yawe. Ni byiza ko abaganga basuzuma umwana wawe niba ufite impungenge ku bijyanye n’uburyo ahumeka, anywa cyangwa ingufu afite.
Bitandukanye n’izindi ndwara nyinshi, HLHS nta mpamvu zigaragara ziyongera ibyago byo kubyara umwana uyirwaye. Kenshi, iyi ndwara igaragara mu miryango idafite amateka y’indwara z’umutima.
Ariko hari ibintu bike bishobora kongera gato ibyago byo kuyirwara:
Ni ngombwa kwibuka ko ibi bintu bitavuze ko umwana azavukana HLHS. Abana benshi bafite ibi bintu byongera ibyago byo kurwara HLHS bavukana imitima mizima, kandi abana benshi barwara HLHS nta na kimwe muri ibi bintu bafite.
Iyo itavuwe, HLHS ishobora kwica mu minsi mike cyangwa ibyumweru bike nyuma yo kuvuka. Nubwo ivuwe, hashobora kubaho ingorane zikomeza, ariko itsinda ry’abaganga rizagufasha kuzihangana.
Zimwe mu ngaruka zishobora kubaho:
Nubwo uru rutonde rushobora kugutera ubwoba, ibuka ko itsinda ry’abaganga rivura umwana wawe rizi ubwenge mu gukumira no kuvura izi ngaruka. Abana benshi barwaye HLHS bajya ku ishuri, bakina imikino, kandi bakora ibikorwa bisanzwe by’abana.
Indwara ya HLHS ikunze gupimwa umwana ataravuka hakoreshejwe uburyo bwa Ultrasound busanzwe bukorerwa ababyeyi batwite. Muganga ashobora kureba imiterere y'umutima w'umwana akamenya niba igice cy'ibumoso kitari gukura neza.
Iyo indwara ya HLHS itapimwe umwana ataravuka, abaganga bashobora kuyipima nyuma y'uko avutse bakoresheje ibizamini bitandukanye. Muri ibyo bizamini harimo echocardiogram (ultrasound y'umutima), igaragaza ishusho irambuye y'imiterere n'imikorere y'umutima w'uruhinja.
Ibindi bizamini bishobora gukorwa harimo radiographie y'igituza, electrocardiogram (ECG), na pulse oximetry yo gupima urugero rwa ogisijeni mu maraso y'uruhinja. Ibi bizamini bifasha abaganga gusobanukirwa neza imikorere y'umutima w'uruhinja no gutegura uburyo bwiza bwo kumuvura.
Ubuvuzi bw'indwara ya HLHS burimo uburyo butatu bw'ibagwa buteganyijwe, buzwi nka Norwood procedure pathway. Ubu buryo bw'ibagwa bufasha guhindura inzira y'amaraso kugira ngo umutima w'uruhinja ukore neza ufite umutima umwe gusa ukora.
Ubwa mbere babaga (Norwood procedure) bukorwa mu cyumweru cya mbere nyuma y'uko umwana avutse. Ubwa kabiri babaga (Glenn procedure) bukorwa hagati y'amezi 4-6, naho ubwa gatatu babaga (Fontan procedure) bukorwa hagati y'imyaka 2-4.
Hagati y'ibagwa, umwana azakenera gukurikiranirwa hafi kandi ashobora gukenera imiti kugira ngo umutima we ukore neza. Hari imiryango imwe na imwe inatekereza ku gusimbuza umutima nk'ubundi buryo bwo kuvura, nubwo ubu buryo bufite imbogamizi n'ibindi byo kwitaho.
Itsinda ry'abaganga bazakorana nawe bya hafi kugira ngo bagufashe guhitamo uburyo bwiza bwo kuvura umwana wawe bitewe n'uko amerewe. Buri mwana aratandukanye, kandi igihe cyo kubaga gishobora gutandukana bitewe n'uko umwana akura n'uko yitwara ku buvuzi.
Kwita ku mwana ufite HLHS mu rugo bisaba kwita ku byo akeneye byihariye, ariko imiryango myinshi isanga gahunda zabo zishobora gucungwa neza uko igihe kigenda gihita hamwe n'imyitozo.
Umwana wawe ashobora gukenera imiti isanzwe kugira ngo umutima we ukore neza. Iyi miti ishobora kuba irimo diuretics yo gukuraho amazi arenze, imiti ifasha umutima gutera neza, cyangwa imiti yorohereza amaraso kugira ngo hirindwe kuziba kw'amaraso.
Kugaburira bishobora kugorana kuko abana bafite HLHS bakunze kunanirwa vuba. Ushobora gukenera kumuha amafunguro make make ariko kenshi, no gukorana n'inzobere mu mirire kugira ngo umenye neza ko umwana wawe abona karori zihagije kugira ngo akure neza.
Witondere ibimenyetso bishobora kugaragaza ko umwana wawe akeneye kwitabwaho n'abaganga, nko kugorana guhumeka cyane, kutarya neza, guhora ararira cyane, cyangwa impinduka mu mikorere ye isanzwe. Itsinda ry'abaganga bazakwigisha neza icyo ugomba kwitondera n'igihe ugomba kubahamagara.
Kwitegura gahunda za muganga bishobora kugufasha gukoresha neza igihe cyawe n'itsinda ry'abaganga b'umwana wawe. Andika urutonde rw'ibibazo byazamutse hagati y'ingendo zawe kwa muganga, kandi ntutinye kubaza ikintu cyose kikubangamiye.
Zana inyandiko y'imiti umwana wawe afata, harimo n'igihe ayifata n'ingaruka mbi zose wabonye. Nanone, komeza kwandika uko umwana wawe arya, uko akora imyitozo ngororamubiri, n'ibimenyetso byose wabonye.
Niba bishoboka, uzane undi muntu wo mu muryango cyangwa inshuti mu gahunda za muganga. Kugira uwo mugendana bishobora kugufasha kwibuka amakuru y'ingenzi no kumva utaruhijwe cyane. Imiryango myinshi isanga bifite akamaro kwandika inyandiko mu gihe cy'ingendo kwa muganga cyangwa gusaba niba bashobora gufata amajwi y'amabwiriza y'ingenzi.
HLHS ntabwo ari indwara y'umutima ikomeye isaba kwitabwaho n'abaganga ubuzima bwose, ariko ni ngombwa kumenya ko abana benshi bafite HLHS bakura bakabaho ubuzima bushimishije. Iterambere mu buvuzi bw'indwara z'umutima ryazamuye cyane amahirwe yo gukira mu myaka mike ishize.
Itsinda ry'abaganga rivura umwana wawe ni inzobere mu kwita ku bana bafite indwara z'umutima zikomeye, kandi bazaba abafatanyabikorwa bawe muri uru rugendo. Nubwo hazabaho imbogamizi, imiryango myinshi isanga abana babo bafite HLHS ari abana bakomeye, bakora ibikorwa by'ishuri, siporo, n'ibikorwa byo mu mibereho yabo.
Wibuke ko utari wenyine muri uru rugendo. Hariho amatsinda yo kubahumuriza, imiryango yo kuri interineti, n'ubundi buryo bwo gufasha imiryango yagizweho ingaruka na HLHS. Guhura n'indi miryango bishobora gutanga inama z'ingirakamaro, inkunga yo mu byiyumvo, n'icyizere cy'ejo hazaza.
Abana benshi bafite HLHS bakura bakabaho ubuzima bushimishije, nubwo bazakenera kwitabwaho n'abaganga b'indwara z'umutima ubuzima bwabo bwose. Nubwo hashobora kubaho ibikorwa bimwe na bimwe batemerewe gukora, abana benshi bitabira ishuri, siporo, n'ibikorwa byo mu mibereho yabo. Buri mwana aratandukanye, kandi itsinda ry'abaganga rizakugira inama ku byaba bikwiriye ku mwana wawe.
Oya rwose. Uburyo bw'ubuvuzi bugizwe n'ibice bitatu (Norwood pathway) bugamije gufasha umutima w'umwana wawe gukora igihe kirekire ufite ventricle imwe. Nubwo abana bamwe bashobora kuzakenera gusimburizwa umutima amaherezo, benshi babaho imyaka myinshi bafite umutima wabo wakoreweho ubuvuzi. Itsinda ry'abaganga rizakurikirana imikorere y'umutima w'umwana wawe kandi rizagira inama ku byakorwa bibaye ngombwa.
Yego, imiryango myinshi ikomeza ikabyara abandi bana. Nubwo hariho ibyago byiyongera gato (hafi 2-3%) byo kubyara undi mwana ufite ikibazo cy'umutima, abana benshi bakurikiraho bavuka bafite imitima mizima. Muganga wawe ashobora kuganira nawe ku bijyanye n'ubujyanama bwa genetiki niba wifuza amakuru arambuye ku byerekeye ibyago.
Buri gitaro kimara amasaha menshi, kandi igihe cyo gukira kiratandukana bitewe n'ubwoko bw'igitaro n'uko umwana wawe yakiriye igitaro. Ibitaro bya mbere akenshi bisaba igihe kirekire mu bitaro, akenshi ibyumweru byinshi. Ibitaro byakurikiyeho bishobora kugira igihe gito cyo gukira. Itsinda ry'abaganga bazakubwira igihe nyacyo n'ibyo witeze kuri buri gitero.
Inama ku bikorwa ziratandukana kuri buri mwana bitewe n'imikorere y'umutima we n'ubuzima rusange. Abana benshi bafite HLHS bashobora kwitabira imikino yo kwidagadura, imikino y'ishuri, n'ibikorwa byo gusabana. Umuganga w'umutima azakorana nawe kugira ngo agufashe kumenya urugero rw'ibikorwa rukwiye kandi ashobora kugusaba kwirinda imikino imwe n'imwe ikomeye mu gihe akugira inama yo gukora indi mikino ngororamubiri.
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