2006-11-09 08:19:04 · 9 answers · asked by jo d 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
They are usually born with it.
2006-11-09 08:21:54 · answer #1 · answered by huggz 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
many are born with this condition, some worse than others. usually the hole just closes up with time and is no big deal, but sometimes infants undergo surgery to close it up. By the time you are adult, the hole has closed. If one develops during adulthood, or was never treated, it can get large and cause all sorts of nasty things to happen, including death.
2006-11-09 16:23:47 · answer #2 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I know they are born with it. May be an accident can couse a hole there but then I would assume that would be fatal like a stab in the heart
2006-11-09 16:22:48 · answer #3 · answered by Tinatina 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is congenital - you are born with it. It can be in the ventricles or the atria of the heart and is repaired by straight forward heart surgery. I have never heard of anyone developing it in later life.
2006-11-09 17:06:34 · answer #4 · answered by cherub 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are born with it. It is called a Septal defect. A heart mummer is a sound made by the heart, usually from a defect in valve action.
2006-11-09 16:23:34 · answer #5 · answered by diturtlelady2004 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my sister was born with the hole in the heart.every thing is fine now and shes 32
2006-11-09 19:04:04 · answer #6 · answered by shaz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most are born with it. it's called a septal defect and can be either ventricular or atrial.
however, a ventricular septal rupture may develop after an acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) in adult life. so the answer to your question is yes.
2006-11-09 16:57:27 · answer #7 · answered by MJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
born with it but can be missed,so diagnosed later in life
2006-11-09 16:23:27 · answer #8 · answered by problematic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe you are born with it, its called a heart murmur
2006-11-09 16:21:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋