… The spontaneous closure rates of various types of VSD have … types of VSD and their natural
course in the first year of life. … prevalence and timing of spontaneous closure of specific types …

… Spontaneous closure occurred in 20 of the infants with muscular ven¬ tricular septal defects
(65%). In the 11 children who had patent muscular ventricular septal defects at the end of …

… average of 1 year. They suggested that the closure rate decreased markedly after the first
year of life, but … In the present study the closure rate in the first year was similar, namely, 44%. …

… old white boy, the presence of which was confirmed in the second year of life. A possible
myocarditis in the first year of life was considered to be potentially instrumental in the closure of …

… All infants were seen several times at their general practitioner during the first year of life. …
the first few weeks after their one-year birthday and therefore the rate of spontaneous closure at …

… Although spontaneous VSD closure can occur at any age— gestation, infancy, childhood, …
during the first 6 months of life (2), during the first year (3, 4), or soon after the first year of life (5)…

… closure of atrial septal defect in three patients. Our findings show that if spontaneous closure
of … , it is most likely to take place during the first year of life, as it did in 11 of the 20 patients in …

… the prevalence and rate of spontaneous closure of single … had signs of spontaneous
closure and only 1 underwent … either referred for surgery in the first year of life or had a course …

… In the first group … first examination but in whom disappearance of the murmur was confirmed
by subsequent examinations. Thirty-one of the patients were seen during the first year of life. …

… spontaneous closure. Because many if not most VSDs that close do so within the first year of
life… Although part of the decrease in rate of closure after age 1 year in the University group is …