2006-11-21 19:12:44 · 2 answers · asked by firat o 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
It would be very helpful if you gave more info... size of defect, age of patient...infant, child, or adult. There are thousands of people walking around with vsd's. Infants born with vsd may need surgery if it is large, but many septal defects close on their own. Go to Webmd.com and enter "ventricular septal defect". There are many good articles. A vsd alone does not put a person at high risk. Of course, the best source of info. is a cardiologist or pediatric cardiologist.
2006-11-21 19:44:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I performed a study in the late 1970s reviewing all infant mortality in Michigan due to congenital heart lesions but there is no simple numerical answer to your question as there are different types of VSDs. Some are large and some are small. Some are in the thicker muscle and some are in the 'membrane'. Some lead to structural and functional compensatory changes in other areas of the heart and some do not. The good news is that in the 21st century VSDs rarely lead to death except at birth.
2006-11-22 12:07:55 · answer #2 · answered by john e russo md facm faafp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋