Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)

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What is a ventricular septal defect (VSD)?

  • Hole in septum between:

    • Right ventricle

    • Left ventricle

  • Large defect → excessive pulmonary blood flow

  • May lead to heart failure


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What happens to some small VSDs?

  • May be asymptomatic

  • May spontaneously close as interventricular wall grows


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What are signs of a large VSD?

  • Cyanosis

  • Poor feeding/failure to thrive

  • Tachypnea/dyspnea

  • Fatigue

  • Peripheral/abdominal swelling

  • Tachycardia


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How is VSD treated?

  • Surgical closure

  • Commonly:

    • Patch repair

    • Suturing