A ventricular septal defect (VSD) occurs when there is direct communication between the left and right ventricles. This can be a congenital anomaly or acquired as a complication of a myocardial ...

A baby’s heart begins to form just weeks after conception, and while most hearts develop perfectly, congenital heart defects remain the most common birth anomalies. Among these, a Ventricular Septal ...

A heart murmur is present in babies born with ventricular septal defect. This is usually the first sign. Most often the murmur can be heard right after birth, but at times cannot be heard until the ...

TikTok favorite Elyse Myers recently told followers that her 4-month-old son, Oliver, will undergo heart surgery soon, sharing that doctors discovered a “very large hole” in his heart during a ...

Heart murmur that resolves when a child moves from a supine to a standing position can reliably rule out pathologic heart murmurs in pediatric patients, a study found. Implementing this low-cost ...

Aim: To find out the significance of murmurs heard during infancy. Methods: Retrospective audit of all infants with newly heard murmurs referred from April 2007 to October 2009 to cardiac clinics in ...

Cheatham County Mayor Kerry McCarver has declared Feb. 7-14, 2021 as Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week in honor of residents Krystle Brown and her one-year-old daughter Everly. The pair was ...

SINCE the advent of open-heart surgery ventricular septal defects have become a surgically correctable anomaly. Surgeons, in their understandable enthusiasm, have recommended early repair of these ...

The TikTok personality revealed the news in an emotional video shared on Tuesday Elyse Myers/TikTok (2) Elyse Myers, TikTok comedian and podcast host, welcomed her second baby, son Oliver, in August ...

Ventricular septal defect is a hole in the wall between the right and left ventricles of the heart. This abnormality usually develops before birth and is found most often in infants. The ventricles ...