Recent advances in managing septal defects: ventricular septal defects and atrioventricular septal defects

Recent advances in managing septal defects: atrial septal defects

The purpose of this review is to discuss the management of atrial septal defects (ASD), paying particular attention to the most recent developments. There are four types of ASDs: ostium secundum, ostium primum, sinus venosus, and coronary sinus defects. The fifth type, patent foramen ovale-which is present in 25 to 30% of normal individuals and considered a normal variant, although it may be th...

Atrioventricular Septal Defects

Ventricular Septal Defects

An analysis was made of the 23 cases of isolated ventricular septal defects seen at autopsy over a 20year period at a children's hospital. All of the deaths occurred during the first 15 months of life. In addition to the clinical and morphologic findings, cardiac catheterization data obtained on 6 of the infants are presented. A wide range of electrocardiographic variation with respect to ventr...

Ventricular septal defects.

Ventricular septal defects are the most common congenital heart defect. They vary greatly in location, clinical presentation, associated lesions, and natural history. The present article describes the clinical aspects of ventricular septal defects and current management strategies.

Ventricular septal defects in adults.

Ventricular septal defects are one of the most common congenital cardiac malformations and can be associated with many types of congenital and acquired heart disease.