The decision to undergo surgery in people with ASD with pulmonary hypertension should be taken on a variety of considerations. The ASD closing operation itself has its own indications and contraindications.
The following is an indication of ASD closure surgery: There is an overload of right ventricle of the heart Blood flow to the pulmonary system is 1.5 times greater than systemic blood flow The following is a contraindication of ASD closure surgery: Heart leakage that occurs is not significant Has pulmonary hypertension weight and irreversible The doctor will always consider the indications and contraindications of surgery done to a person to assess whether surgery can improve the patient's condition in the future or worsen the symptoms.
If your parents' pulmonary hypertension is already very severe, surgery not only increases the risk of death during surgery, but it can also worsen the condition of your parents after surgery. You should check back to the doctor who treated your parents about your current parent's condition, what factors make your parents unable to undergo surgery, what risks can happen if you still want surgery, and what to do if you do not live operation.
We can not explain more fully because they are not sure about your parents' condition and the checks done by your parent doctor.