The percutaneous closure procedure is one of the viable treatment options that fix an abnormal opening in the heart. In many cases, it can also be used to repair unforeseen gaps around prosthetic valves after surgery.
The procedure is minimally invasive that carries a repairing device into a vein up to the heart. Sometimes, it acts as an alternative to open-heart surgery. However, a pediatric cardiologist accesses the entire scenario before jumping into the device closure.
A patient suffering from arterial and ventricular septal defects have this heart abnormality since birth. These abnormal openings in the heart arise during development or after birth. If these heart holes went unnoticed, they cause symptoms like abnormal heart enlargement, breathlessness, or even stroke.