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 ...

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 ...

In children with perimembranous ventricular septal defects (VSDs), closure with a catheter-delivered occluder device is safe, providing midterm outcomes similar to those of open-heart surgery, ...

Varanasi: Doctors at the department of cardiology at the Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS), Banaras Hindu University (BHU), successfully performed a complex ventricular septal defect (VSD) device ...

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 ...