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 ...

BOSTON -- The first registry study to compare percutaneous versus surgical repair of post-infarction ventricular septal defect (VSD) found upfront differences in survival that have an unclear impact ...

Q: Which doctor should I consult for a VSD? A: You should consult a cardiologist or cardiac surgeon for a VSD. A: Most patients with small VSD have an excellent prognosis. In some cases, the VSD may ...

Did you know that a baby can be born with a little hole in his heart? It's a common heart problem in newborn babies called Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) that occurs when there is a gap between the ...

A baby’s heart begins to form just weeks after conception, and while most hearts develop perfectly, congenital heart defects remain the most common birth anomalies. Among these, a Ventricular Septal ...

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 ...

Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a birth defect in babies that causes a hole in the wall (or septum) between a baby’s lower heart chambers. Heart chambers are also called right and left ventricles.

Ventricular septal defect is an abnormal hole in the septum that separates the two bottom chambers of the heart called ventricles. Like Atrial septal defect (ASD), there are no evident reasons to say ...

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. The ventricles ...

A ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a hole in the septum, which is the wall separating the two lower chambers of the heart. In many cases, the hole closes on its own. A ventricular septal defect is a ...