作者
Alberto Cresti, Raffaele Giordano, Martin Koestenberger, Isabella Spadoni, Marco Scalese, Ugo Limbruno, Susanna Falorini, Stefania Stefanelli, Andrea Picchi, Francesco De Sensi, Angela Malandrino, Massimiliano Cantinotti
发表日期
2018/1
期刊
Congenital heart disease
卷号
13
期号
1
页码范围
105-112
简介
Background
Despite ventricular septal defects (VSDs) are the most common congenital heart diseases (CHDs) in the neonatal period, their incidence and natural history are still debated and their follow‐up and management strategies remain controversial. Our aim was to evaluate the incidence and natural history of isolated VSDs.
Methods
From January 1996 to December 2015 all neonates with a CHD suspicion were referred to the Cardiological Department of Grosseto Misericordia Hospital. Only newborns with confirmed isolated VSD were enrolled in this study and followed for 6 years.
Results
Our 343 newborns with an isolated VSD (incidence of 10.45/1000/births) account for 64% of all detected CHDs. VSDs location were as follows: muscular (73.8%), perimembranous (11.3%), inlet (1%), and outlet (0.8%). Of the located VSDs, 90% were small, 7.5% moderate, and 2.5% large, respectively. Spontaneous …
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