Aims The long-term survival of patients with isolated congenital ventricular septal defect
(VSD) is not well described. The aim of this study was to describe the survival of a national …

Introduction Ventricular septal defect is the most common congenital heart defect. Surgical
repair has been standard therapy for symptomatic ventricular septal defects since the 1950s …

Background Retrograde closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defects (pmVSDs) is
a well-established procedure. However, interventionists are still looking for the best closure …

Cardiac imaging using a combination of multiple modalities has become an essential tool in
the management of adults with congenital heart disease with the potential to improve the …

Background The lifetime burden of morbidity in patients with isolated congenital ventricular
septal defect (VSD) is not completely described. Methods and Results In a population …

Ventricular septal defects–large, surgically closed or small, untreated–have demonstrated
lower peak exercise capacity compared with healthy controls. The mechanisms behind …

Background With improved survival of adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) comes a
need to understand the lifelong outcomes of this population. The aim of this paper is to …

Objective To evaluate the incidence of chromosomal aberrations and the clinical outcomes
following the prenatal diagnosis of isolated perimembranous ventricular septal defect …

Objectives We assessed the natural history of the different types of isolated ventricular septal
defects (VSDs) diagnosed by fetal echocardiography and analyzed their postnatal …

To better understand the evolvement of the pulmonary dysfunction in the aging ventricular
septal defect (VSD) patient, we invited adult patients with a congenital VSD and healthy age …