Transcatheter device closure of a traumatic ventricular septal defect

• Main Authors: Mohamed Kasem (Author), Hari Krishnan Kanthimathinathan (Author), Chetan Mehta (Author), Richard Neal (Author), Oliver Stumper (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A traumatic ventricular septal defect (VSD) resulting from blunt chest injury is a very rare event in children. The clinical symptoms and timing of presentation are variable, so diagnosis and management of traumatic VSD may be challenging. Decision to close the traumatic VSD is usually based on a co...