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Hole in the heart (ventricular septal defect)
A hole in the wall between the two lower chambers of the heart, thus allowing blood to abnormally go from one chamber, through the hole, to the other chamber.
Dr. Geoffreysss Rutledgeee reviewed this
41 years experience
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Baby 0-2 | Very common | ||||
Toddler 3-5 | Common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Common | ||||
Senior 60+ | Common |
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A 42-year old asked:
If a child has a small hole in the heart called a muskular ventricular septal defect, does that need surgery.?
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A 45-year old asked:
Can one have valve regurgitation, atrial septal defects, or ventricular septal defects but still have normal and murmurless heart sounds?
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A 44-year old asked:
Is it difficult to have a heart procedure to fix an atrial septal defect?
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A 45-year old asked:
Is atrial septal defect considered a heart disease?
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A 47-year old asked:
How effective is heart catheter surgery for atrial septal defect?
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A 35-year old asked:
Is atrial septal defect congenital heart disease?
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A 40-year old asked:
What're other heart defects that could be present along with an atrial septal defect?
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A 63-year old female asked:
perfusion & fixed defects in the mid anteroseptal,inferoseptal, inferoapical ,inferior, apical septal segments with new lbbb?Heart attack or artifact?
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A 29-year old asked:
I recieved a Amplatzer closure device in my heart when I was 28. I had a Atrial Septal Defect. Will this ever have to be replaced or any type of maintenance?
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A 34-year old asked:
Had open heart surgery for my atrial septal defect 3 years ago. Everyday since then my heart skips a beat at least once a day, is this normal?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Dear dr. I need a help from you all its about my mother my mother has a.s.d mean atrial septal defect or you can say hole in the heart what I do?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Gallbladder ef 17% does it have to come out? How bad is surgery if u have heart conditions atrial septal defect and asa.
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A 37-year old asked:
How do you treat a ?ventricular septal defect?
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A 38-year old asked:
Ventricular septal defect repair is done by whom?
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A 32-year old asked:
If I?had ventricular septal defect? can I still join the military??
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A 44-year old asked:
Can a person suffering from ventricular septal defect still donate blood?
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A 22-year old male asked:
I have a small ventricular septal defect from birth. How careful should I be about my social habits (smoking,drinking)?
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A 44-year old asked:
Is ventricular or atrial septal defect hereditary?
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A 33-year old female asked:
L atrium dimension 4.0 cm R ventricular dimension 2.8 cm is these ok? Small atrial septal defect and aneursym
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A 35-year old asked:
What are the tests for ventricular septal defect?
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A 41-year old asked:
What is the treatment for ventricular septal defect?
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A 26-year old female asked:
What is the symptoms of having a VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT?
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A 45-year old asked:
when is surgery indicated for ?a ventricular septal defect?
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A 45-year old asked:
Is ventricular septal defect waiverable for military service?
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A 33-year old asked:
What symptoms are associated with a ventricular septal defect?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Anyone can assist me with the hemodynamic of ventricular septal defect?
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A 51-year old asked:
What sort of problem is an atrio-ventricular septal defect?
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A 37-year old asked:
how does the ?blood flow work with a?ventricular septal defect?
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A 46-year old asked:
Can unexplained blue skin be caused by Ventricular septal defects?
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A 37-year old asked:
I want to know what the future holds for a child with down syndrome and ventricular septal defect ?
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