Ischemic septal rupture producing an acquired ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a catastrophic complication of acute myocardial infarction. Acute therapeutic options are often futile because the tear ...

Background: Transcatheter ventricular septal defect (VSD) closure is a safe and efficacious alternative to surgery. However, its benefits in asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic patients remain ...

In transcatheter endovascular closure of perimembranous VSD, a guidewire is introduced into the femoral artery and vein in the groin, to establish an arteriovenous wire loop. A delivery sheath is ...

Ventricular septal defect is a hole in the wall between the right and left ventricles of the heart. This abnormality usually develops before birth and is found most often in infants.

We present a series of 4 patients in whom a ventricular septal defect (VSD) was closed with an Amplatzer muscular VSD device during cardiac catheterization. In one patient with type I truncus ...

Introduction Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is the most common form of congenital heart diseases in children, occurring at a rate of ~3 per 1,000 live births (1). Surgical closure has been regarded ...

Introduction Perimembranous ventricular septal defect (PmVSD) is the most common congenital heart disease (1). Since Lock et al. first achieved a successful percutaneous ventricular septal defect (VSD ...

To the Editor, Iatrogenic ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a rare complication following septal myectomy that can cause a rapid postoperative hemodynamic deterioration. We report the case of a ...

Trehan V et al. (2003) Transcatheter closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect in a patient with situs inversus and dextrocardia. Indian Heart J 55: 256–258 ...

Evidence-based recommendations on transcatheter endovascular closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect. This involves inserting a small blocking device (called an occluder) into the heart.