The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 151, Issue 5 , Pages 554-555, November 2007

Most patients with a moderate ventricular septal defect will not require intervention

Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

In children and adolescents with moderate to large pressure-restrictive ventricular septal defect (VSD), what is the natural history of the left ventricular (LV) dilation associated with this defect? Is interventional management of such defects warranted?

 

PII: S0022-3476(07)00861-X

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.09.004

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 151, Issue 5 , Pages 554-555, November 2007