VSD is a common heart defect present at birth due to an abnormal connection between the ventricles or lower chambers of the heart, according to the Mayo Clinic.
Fatemeh’s initial diagnosis indicated that she also had other heart complications, including an atrial septal defect, which is a hole in the wall that separates the top two chambers of the heart.
Subsequently, the hospital said Fatemeh’s heart condition had resulted in injury to her lungs, just as they suspected. But their studies indicated she reached them in time to reverse her condition, the hospital said.
The infant’s treatment began with a cardiac catheterization, a procedure that entails inserting a catheter, a long thin tube, into an artery, vein, groin, neck or arm and threading it through the blood vessels to the heart, according to the Mayo Clinic.
Jennifer Morrissey, a Portland immigration attorney who worked with Amber Murray and others to bring Fatemeh to the US said that it was truly a team effort to beat the clock, given the medical and legal hurdles Fatemeh was facing.
Baby Fatemeh is just one of the many citizens who was surely affected by the tough stance of President Donald Trump against seven Muslim-majority countries and critics believe that it is time for the chief executive’s political advisors to reconsider the decision as it has its negative implications as well.