Dec 10, 2025 · Perimembranous ventricular septal defects are located in the left ventricle outflow tract beneath the aortic valve. They are the most common VSD subtype in the United States, …

Dec 14, 2025 · A combination of genes and other risk factors may increase the risk for ventricular septal defects. These factors can include things in a mother's environment, what she eats or …

In very rare cases, a heart attack can tear a hole between the ventricles and create a VSD. This type of ventricular septal defect or rupture is technically a side effect. But it’s still a dangerous …

Intervention is usually indicated for symptomatic patients with moderate- to large-sized VSDs. Surgical closure is advised for perimembranous, supracristal and inlet VSDs, and for deficits …

VSD closure is usually performed by sewing a patch of fabric or pericardium (the normal lining around the outside of the heart) over the VSD to close it completely.

Dec 16, 2025 · Ventricular septal defects (VSD) represent a hole or pathway in the interventricular septum that allows for communication between the right and left ventricles. It typically results …

Heart sounds of a ventricular septal defect in a 14-year-old girl. A ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a defect in the ventricular septum, the wall dividing the left and right ventricles of the heart. It …

Jun 4, 2025 · When there is a hole between the two ventricles (a VSD), blood flows from the left ventricle to the right ventricle through the hole. Some patients may have more than one VSD. …

Oct 7, 2025 · Inlet ventricular septal defect without a common atrioventricular junction is defined as “a congenital cardiac malformation in which there is a ventricular septal defect that opens …

outlet defects are further characterized by descriptors that incorporate the borders of the defect, namely the peri-membranous, muscular, and juxta-arterial types.