An Unusual Mechanism of Closure of Muscular Ventricular Septal Defects
Ventricular septal defects (VSDs) are the most common congenital heart defects. Most of the small or moderate size (<6 mm) muscular VSDs close spontaneously within the first two years of life. The usual mechanism of spontaneous closure involves muscular tissue encroachment with superimposed fibro...
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doaj-103c3a90a4ab4006ad5ea8a4b088bc9d2020-11-24T21:37:54ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112017-01-01201710.1155/2017/43032984303298An Unusual Mechanism of Closure of Muscular Ventricular Septal DefectsSoham Dasgupta0Ashraf M. Aly1Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USADepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USAVentricular septal defects (VSDs) are the most common congenital heart defects. Most of the small or moderate size (<6 mm) muscular VSDs close spontaneously within the first two years of life. The usual mechanism of spontaneous closure involves muscular tissue encroachment with superimposed fibrosis or primary fibrous tissue formation around the margins of the defect. We describe an unusual mechanism of spontaneous closure of a muscular VSD.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4303298 |
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An Unusual Mechanism of Closure of Muscular Ventricular Septal Defects |
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An Unusual Mechanism of Closure of Muscular Ventricular Septal Defects |
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unusual mechanism of closure of muscular ventricular septal defects |
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Case Reports in Pediatrics |
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Ventricular septal defects (VSDs) are the most common congenital heart defects. Most of the small or moderate size (<6 mm) muscular VSDs close spontaneously within the first two years of life. The usual mechanism of spontaneous closure involves muscular tissue encroachment with superimposed fibrosis or primary fibrous tissue formation around the margins of the defect. We describe an unusual mechanism of spontaneous closure of a muscular VSD. |
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