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Ventricular septal defect

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Congenital Heart Defects

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The ventricular septal defect is the most common congenital heart disease at one week of age and throughout the first three decades of life: 32.1% of all patients with congenital heart disease have ventricular septal defects, 0.3–0.5/1000 live births have significant ventricular septal defects requiring management. Premature infants have a much higher incidence: ten times as high as full term babies. Ventricular septal defect is most frequent in females.

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois(CHUV), 46, rue du Bugnon, Lausanne, CH-1011, Switzerland

    Antonio F. Corno MD, FRCS, FETCS

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Corno, A.F. (2003). Ventricular septal defect. In: Congenital Heart Defects. Steinkopff, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57358-3_6

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