ventricular septum defect

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• Ventricular septal defect — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Echocardiographic image of a moderate ventricular septal defect in the mid muscular part of the septum. The trace in the lower left shows the flow during one complete cardiac cycle and the red mark the… …   Wikipedia

• ventricular septal defect — n a congenital defect in the interventricular septum abbr. VSD * * * a congenital cardiac anomaly in which there is persistent patency of the ventricular septum in either the muscular or fibrous (membranous) portions, most often due to failure of …   Medical dictionary

• Ventricular septal defect (VSD) — A hole in the septum (the wall) between the lower chambers of the heart (the ventricles). Ventricular Septal Defect is the most common type of heart malformation (congenital heart disease). At least 1 baby in every 500 is born with a VSD. A VSD… …   Medical dictionary

• ventricular septal defect — ▪ pathology       opening in the partition between the two ventricles, or lower chambers, of the heart. Such defects are congenital and may be accompanied by other congenital defects of the heart, most commonly pulmonary stenosis.       The… …   Universalium

• ventricular septal defect — a congenital defect of the heart in which there is a hole in the partition (septum) separating the two ventricles (see septal defect); it is the most common congenital heart disease. In 25% of patients there are other defects present. 50% of VSDs …   Medical dictionary

• ventricular septal defect — VSD a congenital defect of the heart in which there is a hole in the partition (septum) separating the two ventricles (see septal defect). In 25% of patients there are other defects present. 50% of VSDs close spontaneously. If the hole is large,… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• ventricular septal defect — noun a common congenital heart defect; an abnormal opening in the septum dividing the ventricles allows blood to pass directly from the left to the right ventricle; large openings may cause congestive heart failure • Hypernyms: ↑septal defect •… …   Useful english dictionary

• defect — An imperfection, malformation, dysfunction, or absence; an attribute of quality, in contrast with deficiency, which is an attribute of quantity. [L. deficio, pp. fectus, to fail, to lack] aortic septal d., aorticopulmonary septal d. a small… …   Medical dictionary

• Defect, ventricular septal (VSD) — A hole in the septum (the wall) between the lower chambers of the heart (the ventricles). Ventricular Septal Defect is the most common type of heart malformation (congenital heart disease). At least 1 baby in every 500 is born with a VSD. A VSD… …   Medical dictionary

• Septum, interventricular — The wall separating the lower chambers (the ventricles) of the heart. A hole in the interventricular septum is termed a ventricular septal defect (VSD) …   Medical dictionary

• Atrial septal defect — PFO redirects here. For the airport, see Paphos International Airport. Atrial septal defect Classification and external resources Heart of human embryo of about thirty five days ICD 10 …   Wikipedia