While patients who undergo percutaneous closure of ventricular septal defect (VSD) have a high rate of in-hospital mortality, long-term outcomes are generally favorable in those who survive to ...

Chicago, IL - A nonrandomized trial of a new ventricular septal occluder designed specifically for the closure of defects that occur post-MI suggests that while mortality is still high following the ...

In recent years, transcatheter intervention techniques have emerged as a promising alternative for the closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect (VSD). The advancements in trancatheter VSD ...

After bicuspid aortic valve, ventricular septal defects (VSDs) are the most common congenital heart abnormalities. Of all congenital defects, around 20% are solitary lesions and another 10% are ...

Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a defect of the heart, where there are one or more holes in the wall (called the septum) that separates the two chambers of the heart (called the ventricles). This ...