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I-atrial septal defect (ASD) iwumgodi odongeni ohlukanisa amakamelo amabili aphezulu ehlatini lakho. Lo dongi, obizwa ngokuthi i-septum, ngokujwayelekile ugcina igazi eliphezulu loketshezi eceleni kwesobunxele lihlukaniswe negazi elingena-oksijini eceleni kwesokudla.
Uma une-ASD, igazi elithile ligeleza kusuka kwi-atrium yesobunxele liye kwi-atrium yesokudla ngalolu vulekile. Lokhu kusho ukuthi inhliziyo yakho kufanele isebenze kanzima ukuthumela igazi emaphashini nasezimweni zomzimba. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi abantu abaningi abanemigodi emincane ye-ASD baphila impilo evamile ngokuphelele, futhi abakhulu bangaphathwa ngempumelelo.
I-atrial septal defect ngokuyisisekelo “ukuxhumana” phakathi kwamakamelo amabili aphezulu ehlatini okungafanele kube khona. Cabanga ngayo njengifasitela elingavalwanga kahle ngesikhathi sokuthuthukiswa kwenhliziyo ngaphambi kokuzalwa.
Inhliziyo yakho inamakamelo amane - amabili aphezulu abizwa ngokuthi yi-atria namabili aphansi abizwa ngokuthi yi-ventricles. I-septum isebenza njengodonga oluqinile phakathi kwecala lesobunxele nelesokudla. Uma kukhona i-ASD, lodonga lunevulekile oluvumela igazi ukuba lixubane phakathi kwamakamelo.
Lesi simo sikhonjwe kusukela ekuzalweni, okwenza kube yilokho odokotela abakubiza ngokuthi i-congenital heart defect. Kungesinye sezinhlobo ezivamile zezifo zenhliziyo, ezihlasela cishe 1 kuwo wonke ama-1,500 abantwana abazalwayo.
Kunezinhlobo eziningi ze-ASDs, futhi zihlukaniswe ngokusekelwe lapho umgodi ukhona khona e-septum. Indawo ibalulekile ngoba ithonya indlela i-defect engase ithonye ngayo inhliziyo yakho nezindlela zokwelapha ezisebenza kangcono.
Nawa amaqembu ayinhloko okufanele uwazi:
Uhlobo ngalunye lungadinga izindlela ezahlukene zokubhekwa noma zokwelashwa. Udokotela wakho uzosebenzisa izivivinyo zezithombe ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olulokhu unalo bese enza uhlelo lokunakekelwa olufanele kakhulu.
Abantu abaningi abane-ASDs ezincane abanawo nhlobo izimpawu futhi bangase bangazi ukuthi banalo isimo kuze kutholakale ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa okuvamile. Noma kunjalo, ukungasebenzi kahle okukhulu noma lokho okuthuthukisa izinkinga ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kungabangela izimpawu ezibonakalayo.
Izimpawu ongazihlangabezana nazo zingase zihluke kuye ngobukhulu bokungahambisani nokuthi inhliziyo yakho isebenza kangakanani. Nanka okufanele ukubheke:
Kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi izimpawu zivame ukungabonakali kuze kube ubuntwaneni, ngisho nasezindingeni ezincane. Abanye abantu bayazibona izimpawu okokuqala ngeminyaka yabo yama-30, ama-40, noma kamuva lapho inhliziyo iqala ukubonisa izimpawu zomsebenzi owengeziwe ebiwuphatha iminyaka eminingi.
I-atrial septal defects ithuthukela emazingeni okuqala kakhulu okukhulelwa lapho inhliziyo yengane yakho yakha. Isizathu esiqondile asiqondakali njalo, kodwa kwenzeka lapho inqubo evamile yokukhula kwenhliziyo ingaqhubeki njengoba kulindelekile.
Phakathi kwamasonto ayisishiyagalombili okuqala okukhulelwa, inhliziyo iqala njengomgudu olula bese kancane kancane ithuthukela ezingeni lezikhamera ezine. I-septum yakha njengoba ithishu ikhula ukuhlukanisa izinhlangothi ezingezungeze. Ngezinye izikhathi, le thishu ayikhuliswa ngokuphelele noma ngendlela efanele, ishiya isikhala esivulekile.
Izici eziningi zingathinta le nqubo, nakuba ukuba nalezi zici zengozi akuqinisekisi ukuthi ingane yakho izoba ne-ASD:
Kepha, ezikhathini eziningi, i-ASDs ivela ngokungahleliwe ngaphandle kwesizathu esiqondakalayo. Akuyona into oyenzile noma awuyenzanga ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa - kuyindlela nje inhliziyo eya yathuthukiswa ngayo kulezoviki zokuqala ezibalulekile.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi izimpawu ezingase zikhombe inkinga yenhliziyo, ikakhulukazi uma zintsha noma ziya mbi. Ukubheka kusenesikhathi kungasiza ekuqondeni ukuthi une-ASD noma enye isimo esidinga ukunakekelwa.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha uma uqaphela ukuphefumula okufushane okungavamile kuwe, ikakhulukazi uma kwenzeka ngesikhathi semisebenzi evamile owayuyiphatha kalula. Ukukhathala okuqhubekayo okungaphuli ngokuphumula kuyisibonakaliso esibalulekile okufanele ukuxoxe ngaso nomhlinzeki wakho wezinsizakalo zezempilo.
Nawa ama-situations athile lapho kufanele uhlele khona i-appointment:
Uma ubhekene nobuhlungu besifuba obukhulu, ukungaphefumuli komoya okukhulu, noma ukuhluleka, funa ukunakekelwa kwonyango ngokushesha. Lokhu kungaba izimpawu zezinkinga ezinzima ezidinga ukunakekelwa okusheshayo.
Njengoba i-ASDs izimo zokuzalwa ezivela ngaphambi kokuzalwa, imithombo yezingozi ihlobene ikakhulu nezinto ezingathinta ukuthuthukiswa kwenhliziyo ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa. Ukuqonda lezi zinto kungasiza ekuchazeni ukuthi kungani amanye ama-babies azalwa ne-ASDs, nakuba amacala amaningi enzeka ngaphandle kwanoma iyiphi imithombo yezingozi eqondakalayo.
Imithombo yezingozi iwa ezinhlotsheni eziningi, futhi ukuba noyedwa noma ngaphezulu akusho ukuthi ingane yakho izoba ne-ASD. Nansi into ocwaningo oluyibonile:
Kubalulekile ukuphawula ukuthi i-ASDs ivame kakhulu kubesifazane kunabesilisa, yize odokotela bengaqiniseki ngokuphelele ukuthi kungani. Isimo futhi kubonakala sengathi sinengxenye ethile ye-genetic, njengoba lingadluliselwa emindenini, kodwa iphethini yokudluliselwa ayilula.
I-ASDs encane ngokuvamile ayibangeli noma yiziphi izinhlanganisela futhi ingase ingalokothi idinge ukwelashwa. Noma kunjalo, izinkinga ezinkulu noma lezo ezingalashwanga iminyaka eminingi zingabangela izinkinga njengoba inhliziyo nemiphunga yakho isebenza kanzima ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Izinhlanganisela zithuthuka kancane kancane, ngokuvamile eminyakeni eminingi, yingakho abanye abantu bangahlangabezani nezinkinga kuze kube yilapho sebekhulu. Ukuqonda lezi zinkinga ezingaba khona kungakusiza ukusebenzisana nodokotela wakho ukuvimbela noma ukuphatha ngempumelelo.
Nawa ama-complications ayinhloko okufanele uwaqaphele:
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi iningi lalezi zinkinga lingathintelwa ngokubeka iliso okufanele nokwelashwa. Ukulandelela njalo nodokotela wakho wezinhliziyo kusiza ekutholeni noma yiziphi izinguquko ekuqaleni, lapho zitholakala khona kalula.
Njengoba i-ASDs ingamaphutha enhliziyo azalwa nawo athuthukiswa ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, ayikho indlela eqinisekisiwe yokuvimbela. Noma kunjalo, kunezinyathelo ongazithatha ngaphambi nangesikhathi sokukhulelwa ukuze unciphise ingozi yamaphutha enhliziyo azalwa nawo ngokujwayelekile.
Ukuqaphela kukugxilwe ekugcineni impilo enhle ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa nokuqeda izimbangela ezaziwayo uma kungenzeka. Lezi zinyathelo zisekela ukuthuthukiswa komntwana ozelwe, kufaka phakathi ukwakheka kahle kwenhliziyo kulezo zinsuku zokuqala ezibalulekile.
Nazi izinyathelo zokuvimbela ezingasiza:
Uma usuvele une-ASD, ukuvimbela kugxila ekugwemeni izinhlungu ngokunakekelwa okunjalo kwezokwelapha, ukuhlala usebenza njengoba kunconywe yidokotela wakho, nokuphatha noma yiziphi izimo ezihambisana nazo ngokushesha.
Ukuhlola i-ASD kuqala ngokuvamile lapho udokotela wakho ezwa umsindo ongajwayelekile othiwa yi-heart murmur ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa komzimba okujwayelekile. Lo murmur ubangelwa ukusabela kwegazi okungajwayelekile ngokusebenza okungalungile, nakuba akuzona zonke i-ASDs ebangela imimurmur engase izwakale.
Ngezinye izikhathi i-ASDs itholakala lapho uhlolwa ngezimpawu ezinjengokuphefumula okunzima noma ukukhathala. Kwezinye izimo, zitholakala ngengozi ngesikhathi sezivivinyo ezenziwe ngezizathu ezahlukene, njengokuhlolwa kwe-X-ray yesifuba noma i-echocardiogram eyenziwe ngesimo esingafani.
Udokotela wakho uzosebenzisa ukuhlolwa okuhlukene ukuqinisekisa ukuxilongwa nokuqonda imininingwane yesimo sakho:
Inqubo yokuxilonga ivame ukuba lula futhi ayibuhlungu. Udokotela wakho we-cardiologist uzosebenzisa lezi zihloko ukuze aqonde ukuthi awunayo nje i-ASD, kodwa futhi nobukhulu bayo, uhlobo, nokuthi kubangela yini izinkinga ezidinga ukwelashwa.
Ukwelashwa kwe-ASDs kuncike ezintweni eziningi, kufaka phakathi ubukhulu bobunzima, ukuthi unezimpawu yini, nokuthi inhliziyo yakho iphendula kanjani emsebenzini owengeziwe. I-ASDs encane engabangeli izinkinga ngokuvamile ayidingi ukwelashwa ngaphandle kokulandelela okuvamile.
Udokotela wakho we-cardiologist uzosebenza nawe ukuze unqume indlela engcono kakhulu ngokuya ngesimo sakho. Umgomo ukunqanda izinkinga ngenkathi ugcina ikhwalithi yokuphila kwakho, futhi abantu abaningi abane-ASDs baphila impilo evamile ngokuphathwa okuhle.
Nawa amakhetho ayinhloko okwelashwa atholakalayo:
Isikhathi sokwelashwa kubalulekile. Izinkinga eziningi ze-ASD manje zivalwe ngisho nangaphambi kokuthi izimpawu zivele uma zinkulu noma zikhulu, njengoba lokhu kungavimbela izinkinga zesikhathi esizayo. Udokotela wakho uzobheka izinto ezifana nobudala bakho, impilo yakho yonke, kanye nezici ezithile zephutha lakho lapho ekuncoma ukwelashwa.
Ukuphatha i-ASD ekhaya kugxile ekuqondeni impilo enhle yonke futhi kulandela izincomo zedokotela wakho. Kubantu abaningi abane-ASDs ezincane, lokhu kungasho nje ukuphila impilo evamile, esebenzayo ngokuqapha okujwayelekile.
Ukuqonda ukusebenzisana neqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo ukuqonda ukuthi yimiphi imisebenzi ephephile kuwe kanye nezimpawu okufanele uzilandele. Abantu abaningi abane-ASDs bangabamba iqhaza ekuzivocavoca okujwayelekile nemisebenzi, yize udokotela wakho angaba nezincomo ezithile ngokususelwa esimweni sakho.
Nawa amaqhinga okuzinakekela ekhaya:
Abanye abantu abane-ASDs kudingeka bathathe ama-antibiotics ngaphambi kwezinye izinqubo zokwelapha amazinyo noma zezokwelapha ukuvimbela ukutheleleka. Udokotela wakho uzokwazisa uma lokhu kuqondana nawe futhi anikeze imiyalo ekhethekile.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho kusiza uqinisekise ukuthi uthola okuningi ngesikhathi sakho nodokotela wakho we-cardiologist. Letha uhlu lwezimpawu zakho zamanje, imithi, nanoma yimiphi imibuzo onayo ngesimo sakho noma izinketho zokwelashwa.
Kusiza ukucabanga ngezimpawu zakho kusengaphambili futhi ube ulungele ukuzichaza ngokucacile. Udokotela wakho uzofuna ukwazi ukuthi zaqala nini, yini eyenza zibe ngcono noma zimbi, nokuthi zikuthinta kanjani impilo yakho yansuku zonke.
Nanku okumele ukulungiselele ngaphambi kwendwendwelo yakho:
Cabanga ukuthi uletha ilungu lomndeni noma umngani ukuze akusize ukukhumbula ulwazi olubalulekile oluxoxwe ngesikhathi sokuqokwa. Unganqikazi ukubuza udokotela wakho ukuthi achaze noma yini ongayiqondi - bafuna ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ulwazi ngokugcwele ngesimo sakho ncebo yokunakekelwa.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyiqonde nge-ASDs ukuthi yizimo ezilawuleka kakhulu, futhi abantu abaningi abanayo baphila impilo evamile, enempilo. Nakuba umbono wokuba nelukhohlongqwe enhliziyweni ungase uzwakale uyesabekayo, imithi yanamuhla inezindlela ezinhle zokubeka iliso nokuphatha lezi zinkinga uma kudingeka.
I-ASDs encane ngokuvamile ayidingi noma iyiphi indlela yokwelapha futhi ingase ingabangeli zimpawu kulo lonke impilo yakho. Ezinkulu zingalungiswa ngempumelelo ngezinqubo ezincane noma ukuhlinzwa, okuvumela ukuba ubuyele emisebenzini egcwele ngemva kwalokho.
Ukuze uphathe i-ASD ngempumelelo, kubalulekile ukusebenzisana eduze neqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo nokulandelwa iziphakamiso zabo zokubeka iliso nokwelashwa. Ukuhlola okuvamile kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi noma yikuphi ukushintsha kubanjwe ngokushesha, futhi iningi lezingxaki lingavikeleka ngokunakekelwa okufanele.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuba ne-ASD akukucaci ngempilo yakho noma ukulinganiselwe amandla akho. Ngokunakekelwa okufanele kwezokwelapha, ungalandela imigomo yakho, uhlale usebenzayo, futhi ujabulele impilo enhle iminyaka ezayo.
Yebo, abantu abaningi abane-ASDs baphila impilo evamile ngokuphelele. Ukungapheleli okuncane ngokuvamile akubangeli noma yiziphi izimpawu noma ukulinganiselwa, futhi ngisho nalabo abakhulu bangaphathwa ngempumelelo. Abantu abaningi bahlanganyela ekuzivocavoca okuvamile, banezimisebenzi, futhi bakhuliswa imindeni ngaphandle kokulinganiselwa okuhlobene ne-ASD yabo.
Ukuqonda ukuthi usebenza nodokotela wakho we-cardiologist ukuqonda isimo sakho esithile nokulandela iziphakamiso zabo zokubeka amehlo noma ukwelashwa. Ngokunakekelwa okufanele kwezokwelapha, i-ASD ayidingi ukuthinta ikhwalithi yempilo yakho noma isikhathi sokuphila.
Ezinye i-ASDs ezincane zingavala ngokwemvelo ngesikhathi sobuntwana, ikakhulukazi lezo ezincane kune-3-4 millimeters. Noma kunjalo, i-ASDs esalokhu ikhona ngemuva kweminyaka engu-2-3 ayinaso ithuba lokuvala yodwa futhi cishe izohlala ingasizi noma ingakhula ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Udokotela wakho uzolandelela i-ASD yakho nge-echocardiograms ejwayelekile ukubona ukuthi ishintsha yini ngobukhulu. Ngisho noma ingavali ngokwemvelo, i-ASDs emincane eminingi ayidingi ukwelashwa ngaphandle kokubuka.
Abantu abaningi abane-ASDs bangazivocavoca ngokuphephile futhi bakhuthazwa ukuthi bahlale bekhuthele ngokomzimba. Ukuzivocavoca okuvamile empeleni kuzuzisa impilo yomkhulu wakho kanye nempilo yakho yonke. Noma kunjalo, imisebenzi ethile ephephile kuwe ixhomeke ebukhulu be-ASD yakho nokuthi ibingela yini noma yiziphi izimpawu.
Udokotela wakho wezinhliziyo angase akukhuthaze ukuhlolwa kokucindezeleka komzimba ukuhlola ukuthi inhliziyo yakho iphendula kanjani emisebenzini yomzimba. Ngokwezimpumelelo, bangakunika izinkombandlela eziqondene nomuntu mayelana nemisebenzi ephephile nokuthi udinga yini ukulinganiselwa.
Abantu abaningi abane-ASDs abadingi ama-antibiotics ngaphambi kwezinqubo zokwelapha amazinyo. Imihlahlandlela yamanje ikhuthaza kuphela ukuvimbela ama-antibiotics kubantu abasezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu lokutheleleka okukhulu, okuhlanganisa ngokuvamile labo abanohlobo oluthile lwama-valve enhliziyo emitheni noma ukutheleleka kwangaphambili kwenhliziyo.
Kodwa-ke, izincomo zingashintsha, futhi isimo sakho esithile singase sibehlukile. Qala uhlale uhlola nodokotela wakho wezinhliziyo ukuthi udinga yini ama-antibiotics ngaphambi komsebenzi wamazinyo noma ezinye izinqubo zezokwelapha.
Abesifazane abaningi abane-ASDs bangaba nokukhulelwa okuhle nokukhulelwa okuhle. Kodwa-ke, ukukhulelwa kuyafaka umthwalo owengeziwe enhliziyweni yakho, ngakho kubalulekile ukuxoxa ngezinhlelo zakho nodokotela wakho wezinhliziyo nodokotela wakho wezifo zokukhulelwa ngaphambi kokukhulelwa.
Odokotela bakho bangase bakhuthaze ukuvala i-ASD enkulu ngaphambi kokukhulelwa uma kubangela izimpawu noma ukukhula kwenhliziyo. Bazofuna futhi ukukugcina uqaphele kakhulu ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa ukuqinisekisa ukuthi wena nengane yakho nihlala niphilile kulo lonke leli qophelo.
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