Eli5: How do people survive with a hole in their heart? Does it not severely disrupt the flow of blood?
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Sometimes these are fixed through a catheterization procedure where a mesh patch is applied to close the hole. Other times the hole is not large enough to be a problem for oxygenation and is left in place but followed during the patient’s lifetime to make sure it does not become so large later that it needs intervention.
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