11/08/2020
VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT -
A ventricular septal defect is a common heart defect most often present at birth, but it can occur in adults after surgery or a heart attack. It involves a hole in the wall between the heart's lower chambers.
SYMPTOMS
Symptoms may include a bluish tint to the skin, lips and fingernails, along with poor feeding, poor weight gain and fast breathing.
TREATMENT DEPENDS ON SEVERITY
Most holes close on their own, although many may need surgery or a catheter-based procedure to close the hole. Symptoms can be treated with blood pressure medicines or diuretics.
AMPLATZER duct occluder is an advanced device of it's type.
AMPLATZER duct occluder to repair VSD in babies and chlidren.
