Ventricular septal defect: An abnormal connection between the 2 lower chambers (ventricles) of the heart. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Ventricular septal defect is available below.
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Congenital defects in the septum between the cardiac ventricles, most often due to failure of the bulbar septum to completely close the interventricular foramen. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Ventricular septal defect is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Ventricular septal defect, or a subtype of Ventricular septal defect,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Ventricular septal defect as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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