Ventricular Septal Defect Research Paper

About 40,000 babies each year are born with a congenital heart defect (“Congenital Heart Defect”). It also states in the article that the most common type of heart defect is the ventricular septal defect. A ventricular septal defect is a flaw in the septum; the septum is a “wall” in the lower chambers of the heart that separates the left and right side (“Ventricular Septal Defect”; “Atrioventricular Canal Defect in Children”). Parents are able to be more aware if their child acquires the defect by being knowledgeable about the defect, symptoms, causes and treatments. The right side of the heart picks up oxygen by moving blood to the lungs. The oxygen-rich blood then goes to the left side of the heart. The left side of the heart then moves it to the aorta; the main artery that transports oxygen-rich blood to the body (“Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)”). VSD causes the person’s …show more content…
A restrictive VSD is a small size of the defect, it doesn’t cause any symptoms and often closes on it owns as the person grows (“Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)”). Medium VSD’s causes symptoms during infancy and childhood; it is also unlikely to close on its own (“Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)”). If the defect is large, it is called a nonrestrictive VSD. It may become smaller as the person grows, but a surgery is usually required for it to close on its own (“Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)”).
If a nonrestrictive VSD is not closed, the most common complication is heart failure. Heart failure is caused by the increased work and energy required of the body (“Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)”. If a child is difficult to feed and shows lack of growth, these are some symptoms of heart failure (“Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)”). Infective endocartis, bacterial infection, pulmonary hypertension, high blood pressure in lungs, aortic insufficiency are examples of possible complications after surgery (“Ventricular Septal