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heart, section, the middle, heart, ventricular septal defect, vsd, interventricular septal defect, ventricular septal defect describes one, holes, in the muscular wall that separates the right, left ventricles, the heart, the most common congenital, present from birth, heart defect, a baby is born, right, left ventricles of its heart, not separate, the fetus grows, a muscular wall forms to separate these lower heart chambers, wall, does not completely form, a hole remains, what is known, a ventricular septal defect, a vsd, estimated that up to 1% of babies, born, vast majority, 80-90%, babies born, hole is small, have no symptoms, hole, close spontaneously, the muscular wall continues to grow after birth, hole is large, too much blood, pumped, lungs, congestive heart failure, babies, have symptoms related, problem, need medicine, surgery to close the hole, most types of congenital heart disease, no one knows what causes, vsds, defect often occurs, congenital heart malformations, in adults, interventricular septal defects, a rare, serious complication of heart attacks, holes, heart attack, not result, a birth defect, shortness of breath, breathing fast, breathing hard, paleness, failure to gain weight, fast heart rate, pounding heart, sweating feeding, frequent respiratory infections in children, a stethoscope examination, the heart, reveals a loud, continuous murmur, sound, the blood rushing across the hole, a chest x-ray, large heart, fluid, in the lungs, an ecg shows signs of an enlarged left ventricle, an echocardiogram, definitive diagnosis, a cardiac catheterization, rarely needed, in mild cases, no treatment is needed, the baby, closely followed to ensure that the hole closes properly, the child grows, congestive heart failure, medications, digitalis, digoxin, diuretics, prescribed to control symptoms, symptoms continue despite medication, surgery to close the defect, a gore-tex patch is needed, vsds, a special device, a catheterization, treating a vsd, does not have symptoms is controversial, discussed, many small defects, close on own, defects that, not spontaneously close, outcome is good, surgical repair, complications, a large defect is not treated, congestive heart failure, infective endocarditis, bacterial infection, the heart, aortic insufficiency, leaking, the valve that separates the left ventricle, aorta, electrical conduction system, the heart, surgery, causing arrhythmias, delayed growth, failure to thrive in infancy, pulmonary hypertension, high blood pressure, in the lungs, the right side, the heart, most often, condition is diagnosed, routine examination of an infant, call infant's health care provider baby seems to be having difficulty breathing, baby seems to have an unusual number of respiratory infections, except, the case of heart attack associated vsd, condition is always present at birth, maternal alcohol consumption, pregnancy, maternal use, the antiseizure medicines, valproic acid, phenytoin, depakote, dilantin, pregnancy have been associated, increased incidence of vsds, than avoiding these, no known way, prevent a vsd.