Ventricular Septal Defect
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Alterations of Cardiovascular Function in Children — Pathophysiology: The Biologic Basis for Disease in Adults and Children▶ 24:03All right, let's move down to the lower chambersThe ventricular septal defect or VSD, this is the heavyweight, it's the most common congenital heart defect, making up roughly a third…And it is much, much more aggressive than an ASD because the pressure gradient here is massiveCaring for the Child With a Cardiovascular Condition — Davis Advantage for Maternal-Child Nursing Care▶ 5:36If there's a hole between the left and right sides of the heart, that massive pressure from the left ventricle is going…And the most common example of this is a VSD, a ventricular septal defectThere's literally a hole in the septum, the wall, dividing the two lower pumping chambersThe Child With a Cardiovascular Disorder — Leifer’s Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing▶ 7:23Exactly, to prevent clots while the tissue heals over that synthetic patchThen we have the ventricular septal defect or VSDThis is the most common anomaly and it's much more dramatic than an ASD