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Pediatric Cardiothoracic »  Conditions & Treatments »  Ventricular Septal Defect

Ventricular Septal Defect

A ventricular septal defect (VSD) is the most common congenital heart defect. Children born with a VSD have a hole in the heart wall, called the septum, that separates the left and right lower chambers, called the ventricles. If the hole is large, too much blood is pumped to the lungs, leading to congestive heart failure.Most patients with VSDs were born with the condition, but the defect does occur in rare cases in adults after a heart attack.
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