An Unusual Mechanism of Closure of Muscular Ventricular Septal Defects

An Unusual Mechanism of Closure of Muscular Ventricular Septal Defects

Ventricular septal defects (VSDs) are the most common congenital heart defects. Most of the small or moderate size (<6 mm) muscular VSDs close spontaneously within the first two years of life. The usual mechanism of spontaneous closure involves muscular tissue encroachment with superimposed fibro...

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Published in:Case reports in pediatrics Vol. 2017; no. 2017; pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors: Dasgupta, Soham, Aly, Ashraf M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01-01-2017
Hindawi
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Hindawi Limited
Subjects:
Cardiology
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case reports
Case studies
Defects
Diseases
Heart
Infants (Newborn)
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Pediatrics
Surgery
Ventricular septal defects
United States > US
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Summary:Ventricular septal defects (VSDs) are the most common congenital heart defects. Most of the small or moderate size (<6 mm) muscular VSDs close spontaneously within the first two years of life. The usual mechanism of spontaneous closure involves muscular tissue encroachment with superimposed fibrosis or primary fibrous tissue formation around the margins of the defect. We describe an unusual mechanism of spontaneous closure of a muscular VSD.
Bibliography:Academic Editor: Larry A. Rhodes
ISSN:2090-6803
2090-6811
DOI:10.1155/2017/4303298