VSD

Introduction: VSD

Description of VSD

VSD (medical condition): An abnormal connection between the 2 lower chambers (ventricles)...more »

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Ventricular septal defect:
  »Introduction: Ventricular septal defect
  »Symptoms of Ventricular septal defect
  »Treatments for Ventricular septal defect

VSD: Congenital defects in the septum between the cardiac ventricles, most often due to failure of the bulbar septum to completely close the interventricular foramen.
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VSD: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for VSD:

• Congenital
• Congenital disease
• Congenital disorder
• Septum
• Cardiac
• Cardiac symptoms (2927 causes)
• Cardiac disease
• Cardiac disorder
• Ventricles
• Failure

VSD as a Disease

VSD: Another name for Ventricular septal defect (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Ventricular septal defect
  »Symptoms of Ventricular septal defect
  »Treatments for Ventricular septal defect

VSD: Related Diseases

VSD: VSD is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Circulatory system conditions
• Heart conditions
• Chest conditions

Causes of VSD

Some of the causes of VSD are included in the list below:

• Myocardial infarction
• Velocardiofacial syndrome
• Cayler cardiofacial syndrome
• Holt-Oram syndrome
• DiGeorge's syndrome

See full list of 18 causes of VSD (Ventricular septal defect)

Symptoms of VSD (Ventricular septal defect)

Some of the symptoms of VSD incude:

• Heart murmur
• Breathlessness
• Cough
• Slow growth and development of baby/child
• Blue colouration of lips and tongue

See full list of 33 symptoms of VSD (Ventricular septal defect)

Treatments for VSD (Ventricular septal defect)

Treatments for VSD (Ventricular septal defect) include:

• Surgical repair of septal defect
• Drugs
• Surgical closure
• Device closure

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Treatment of VSD: For more treatment information about VSD, see treatment of Ventricular septal defect (VSD)

Terms associated with VSD:

Terms Similar to VSD:

• Ventricular septal defect

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External links related to: VSD

• eMedicine - Ventricular Septal Defect : Article by Vibhuti N Singh, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI
• Ventricular Septal Defect

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