“Can a 10 year old be required to undergo a bypass surgery?”
My son is 10 years old and has been diagnosed with heart blockages. I never thought that a child could be diagnosed with heart blockages, and now his pediatrician wants us to discuss bypass surgery. Is this really recommended for small children with heart blockages?
4 Answers
There is not enough information to answer this question. If the child has coronary blockages due to Kawasaki's Disease, bypass surgery would be a rare but possibly necessary option.
What kind of blockage? Kids and babies can go on bypass.
Yes, if it’s necessary, it can be done. Make sure you go to a tertiary care center that does at least 400-plus pediatric cardiac bypass cases a year.
A narrowing in a heart valve can frequently be opened with a ballon in the catheterization lab. Sometimes vessels can also be repaired in this manner. It all depends on where the blockage is.
