Definition:- 

To improve blood flow through the fetal heart during development, a balloon atrial septostomy surgery is performed to create a hole in the wall between the top chambers of the fetal heart. It usually close shortly after birth.  

Benefits: Making the hole larger and increasing the amount of blood to transfer to the lung.

REQUIRED TEST

Before the balloon atrial septostomy procedure, there are some tests required:

•  Electrocardiogram
• Some blood tests.
• X-Ray (chest).
• MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).
• CT-scan.
• ECHO (Cardiogram).

COMPLICATIONS

There are some complications in the balloon atrial septostomy procedure, but they’re very rare. It can be:

• Mechanic

REQUIRED TIME

Balloon atrial septostomy procedures take about an hour. But the hospital stay is nearly a week.

SUCCESS RATE

The success rate of balloon atrial septostomy procedures in India is nearly 96–98%.