A ventricular septal defect (VSD) occurs when there is direct communication between the left and right ventricles. This can be a congenital anomaly or acquired as a complication of a myocardial ...

The following is a summary of “ICU mortality of post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect complicated by cardiogenic shock: a retrospective multicentric cohort,” published in the March 2025 ...

Veronica Even expected to bring her newborn, Theodore, home for Christmas. Instead, she watched as he was rushed to Manning ...

The murmur of a small ventricular septal defect (VSD) is very loud and frequently associated with a thrill. This murmur is referred to as “maladie de Roger.” The murmur of an atrial septal ...

ventricular septal defect (VSD), and patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). The researchers found that 108 individuals were diagnosed with epilepsy at an average follow-up of 2.19 years. Epilepsy ...

When Quakkelaar was 5 years old, she had open heart surgery to repair a ventricular septal defect, or VSD, which is a hole in the heart. “When I started having children, I guess I didn’t ...

Heart defect repair is surgery to fix a heart problem that prevents blood from flowing as it should through the heart. The doctor will make a large cut in your chest. The cut is called an incision. It ...