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Current management of ventricular septal defect

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 October 2006

Henry M. Sondheimer  and
Kristy Rahimi-Alangi
Henry M. Sondheimer
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, The Children's Hospital, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
Kristy Rahimi-Alangi
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, The Children's Hospital, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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Abstract

At this time, the current practice for treatment of patients with isolated ventricular septal defect is infrequently studied. With this in mind, it was our intent to assess the current management of ventricular septal defect at a single center, The Children's Hospital, Denver. We reviewed the practice at this institution to determine if there is an evidence base for when or if a patient with an isolated ventricular septal defect requires surgical repair. With approval from the Colorado Multiple Institutional Review Board (protocol # 06-0097), we reviewed the data on patients with isolated ventricular septal defect seen during the calendar years of 2004 and 2005, determining the state of the patients, and the level of intervention through December 31, 2005.

Keywords

Congenital heart diseasenatural historyEisenmenger's syndrome
Type
Miscellaneous Topics
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 16 , Supplement S3: Controversies and Challenges of the Atrioventricular Junctions and Other Challenges Facing Paediatric Cardiovascular Practitioners and their Patients , September 2006 , pp. 131 - 135
Copyright
© 2006 Cambridge University Press

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