Is DORV life threatening?
There are many subtypes of DORV that have different types of treatments and surgeries. This is a serious condition often treated early in life with surgery. DORV can cause serious complications. These include heart failure, high blood pressure in the lungs, and death.
What would happen to a baby that was born with DORV?
Children with DORV have trouble pumping blood through the body. That can lead to serious symptoms, like breathing problems or failing to gain weight. It can also cause serious complications. These include heart failure and high blood pressure in the vessels of the lungs.
Can right ventricular hypertrophy be reversed?
Currently, there is no treatment to reverse the thickening of these walls completely, although ACE inhibitors have been shown to help. Preventing right ventricular hypertrophy from getting worse is possible in many cases.
How do you fix the right ventricle?
Children with double outlet right ventricle (DORV) will need surgery to close the hole in the heart and connect the aorta to the left ventricle and the pulmonary artery to the right ventricle. The most common surgical procedure for DORV with a ventricular septal defect (VSD) is called intraventricular tunnel repair.
What is the treatment for right ventricular hypertrophy?
The treatment of right ventricular hypertrophy depends on the underlying cause. If pulmonary atrial hypertension is the cause, you may need medication to help relax your pulmonary artery, such as sildenafil (Revatio). Other medications your doctor might prescribe to improve heart function include: ACE inhibitors.
What is double chamber right ventricle?
A double-chambered right ventricle is a rare heart defect in which the right ventricle is separated into a high-pressure proximal and low-pressure distal chamber. This defect is considered to be congenital and typically presents in infancy or childhood but has been reported to present rarely in adults.