VSD Flashcards

(8 cards)

1
Q

What is the definition?

A

A congenital hole in the septum between the two ventricles

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2
Q

What is it associated with?

A

T21
Turners
Edwards
Patau
FAS

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3
Q

What sort of shunt does it create?

A

Left to right

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4
Q

What is the murmur?

A

Pansystolic

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5
Q

What is the presentation?

A

Can be asymtpomatic and can present as late as adulthood

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6
Q

What is the diagnosis?

A

Echo
May be seen on 20 week scan
CXR

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7
Q

What is the treatment?

A

Watch and wait to close if small
Transvenous catheter closure

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8
Q

What are some complications?

A

Heart failure
IE
Eisenmengers

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