Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a birth defect in babies that causes a hole in the wall (or septum) between a baby’s lower heart chambers. Heart chambers are also called right and left ventricles.

What Is a Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)? A ventral septal defect, more commonly known as a ventricular septal defect (VSD), is a hole between your heart’s lower chambers, or ventricles. The defect ...

While pathological, the ventricular septal defect (VSD) is actually needed in DORV, because it enables, in some instances, the passage of oxygen-rich blood from the left ventricle to the aorta and the ...

A ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a hole in the septum, which is the wall separating the two lower chambers of the heart. In many cases, the hole closes on its own. A ventricular septal defect is a ...