This is called a ventricular septal defect or VSD. From Wordnik.com. [Truncus Arteriosus] Reference
Instead of saying a patient has a Ventricular atrial septal defect. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-06-01] Reference
Also called atrioventricular septal defect or endocardial cushion defect. From Wordnik.com. [Cardiac terms and definitions] Reference
An atrial septal defect (ASD) is an opening in the wall (the atrial septum). From Wordnik.com. [Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)] Reference
Soon after, a pediatric cardiologist diagnosed an atrial septal defect (ASD). From Wordnik.com. [Patient Stories from the Cardiac Center] Reference
Partial atrioventricular canal is also called atrioventricular septal defect, or AVSD. From Wordnik.com. [Atrioventricular Canal Defects] Reference
Baldwin23 studied a case of congenital heart disease with interventricular septal defect. From Wordnik.com. [Dickinson W. Richards - Nobel Lecture] Reference
If the child has a septal defect, the surgeon will sew it closed or place a patch over it. From Wordnik.com. [Ebstein’s Anomaly of the Tricuspid Valve] Reference
Nora Gourley-Thompson was diagnosed with a ventricular septal defect (VSD) as a 2-day-old. From Wordnik.com. [Patient Stories from the Cardiac Center] Reference
When there is not a ventricular septal defect, children with pulmonary atresia may also have. From Wordnik.com. [Pulmonary Atresia] Reference
NMT Medical, which is based in Boston, Massachusetts, makes the STARFlex septal repair implant. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-01-01] Reference
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), ventricular septal defects (VSD) andatrial septal defects (ASD). From Wordnik.com. [Pulmonary Hypertension] Reference
VSD: ventricular septal defect — a hole in the wall separating the two lower chambers of the heart. From Wordnik.com. [Glossary] Reference
ASD: atrial septal defect — a hole or defect in the wall between the two upper chambers of the heart. From Wordnik.com. [Glossary] Reference
They usually also have a ventricular septal defect, a hole between the right ventricle and left ventricle. From Wordnik.com. [Tricuspid Atresia] Reference
The surgeon also closes septal defects (the abnormal holes) with tiny patches or stitches, and closes the PDA. From Wordnik.com. [Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)] Reference
She did have to be hospitalized twice for pneumonia (children with septal defects are more susceptible to infection). From Wordnik.com. [Atrial Septal Defect -- Morgan] Reference
The cardiovascular malformations observed were mainly atrial and ventricular septal defects and patent ductus arteriosus. From Wordnik.com. [ACE Inhibitors Should Have Been Banned For Pregnant Women] Reference
He started in trying to explain it to me, and said something about a “stiff heart” and an “atrial septal defect.”. From Wordnik.com. [Becoming Holyfield] Reference
Nora was diagnosed with a ventricular septal defect (VSD), a hole in the tissue between the heart's lower chambers, as a 2-day-old. From Wordnik.com. [Ventricular Septal Defect -- Nora's Story] Reference
Among the few devices approved for pediatric heart patients is a plug for such small hole-in-the-heart malformations as septal defects. From Wordnik.com. [Little Hearts, Big Problems] Reference
He or she will tie off the ductus arteriosus and close the ventricular septal defect by stitching a patch into the muscle of the heart. From Wordnik.com. [Interruption of the Aortic Arch] Reference
Enlarge+A ventricular septal defect (VSD) is an opening in the tissue (the septum) between the heart's lower chambers (the ventricles). From Wordnik.com. [Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)] Reference
(Also called HOCM, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, asymmetrical septal hypertrophy/ASH, or idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis/IHSS). From Wordnik.com. [Cardiac terms and definitions] Reference
Many children with pulmonary atresia also have a ventricular septal defect, a hole in the tissue between the lower chambers of the heart. From Wordnik.com. [Pulmonary Atresia] Reference
Fortunately, ventricular septal defect is readily treatable. From Wordnik.com. [All MayoClinic.com Topics] Reference
A baby with a small ventricular septal defect may have no problems. From Wordnik.com. [All MayoClinic.com Topics] Reference
Resin-ducts of the leaf external, 6 internal, 6 medial, 6 septal, 6. From Wordnik.com. [The Genus Pinus] Reference
The boy suffers from a ventricular septal defect or hole in his heart. From Wordnik.com. [Long Beach Press Telegram Most Viewed] Reference
Many people with ventricular septal defects have normal, productive lives with few related problems. From Wordnik.com. [All MayoClinic.com Topics] Reference
AGA is a company that is focused on many of the same areas of the cardiac septal repair market as NMT is. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Coral was first diagnosed as having complete atrioventricular septal defect with a double inlet left ventricle. From Wordnik.com. [Mirror.co.uk - News] Reference
Longer term, we remain committed to advancing NMT's position as a technology leader in the cardiac septal repair space. From Wordnik.com. [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference
In closing, NMT has made significant strides on the clinical front and for raising awareness about the cardiac septal repair space. From Wordnik.com. Reference
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