Congenital heart disease in general can not be self-cured, but there is the possibility of self-curing for ventricular defects less than 0.5 cm. The majority of congenital heart disease are required of surgeries. It had better to be treated with surgery at ages of 2 to 5 years, which will not have impacts on the child's psychological and physical developmental. However, some complex congenital heart disease need earlier surgery. It is without limit of ages in accordance with the heart surgeon's recommendations of treatment.

The children with congenital heart disease usually must pay attention to the prevention of respiratory infections, because of patent ductus arteriosus, cardiac atrium and ventricular defects, and other congenital anomalies among children with congenital heart disease. Gerally, it is easy to catch cold for those with poor status of body growth and nutritions. In the event of respiratory  infection, it need active treatment. Some children with severe congenital heart disease will appear purple lips, nails and skin, especially apparent during the periods of movement or crying. Once there is occurrence of the above situations, patients should take more rest and avoid strenuous exercise and crying, so as not to cause heart failure, infective endocarditis, or thromboembolism, and so on. Before and after the implementation of any other operations (including extraction, tonsillectomy, etc.), patients must take antibiotics to prevent infective endocarditis.

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