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Intramural Ventricular Septal Defect Is a Distinct Clinical Entity Associated With Postoperative Morbidity in Children After Repair of Conotruncal Anomalies

Jyoti Patel, Andrew C. Glatz, Reena M. Ghosh, Shannon Jones, Shobha Natarajan, Chitra Ravishankar, Christopher E. Mascio, Thomas L. Spray, Meryl S. Cohen

Circulation · 2015 · 27 citations · 14 references

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Abstract

Among residual VSDs after repair of conotruncal anomalies, intramural VSDs are uniquely associated with postoperative morbidity, mortality, and longer postoperative hospital length of stay. It is important to recognize intramural VSDs in the postoperative period.

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