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Editorial
. 2021 Sep-Oct;37(5):1259-1261.
doi: 10.12669/pjms.37.5.4845.

Burden of VSD associated aortic valve cusp prolapse with aortic regurgitation and the impact of early surgery on clinical outcomes in South Asia

Sahrai Saeed  1 , Yaso Emmanuel  2
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Editorial

Burden of VSD associated aortic valve cusp prolapse with aortic regurgitation and the impact of early surgery on clinical outcomes in South Asia

Sahrai Saeed et al. Pak J Med Sci. 2021 Sep-Oct.
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Conflict of Interest: None. The opinion expressed in the present expert commentary is the view of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the view of the institutions the authors belong to.

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Fig.1
Panel A: Parasternal short axis view with colour Doppler showing the left to right jet through the VSD (red arrow). Panel B: Continuous wave Doppler trace on parasternal short axis view through the jet indicating high velocity left to right flow at 5.0 m/s consistent with a restrictive VSD. VSD, ventricular septal defect.
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