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. 1979 Feb;63(2):204-6.

Spontaneous closure of small ventricular septal defects: ten-year follow-up

B S Alpert, D H Cook, P J Varghese, R D Rowe
  • PMID: 440808

Spontaneous closure of small ventricular septal defects: ten-year follow-up

B S Alpert et al. Pediatrics. 1979 Feb.

Abstract

The natural history of small ventricular septal defect (VSD) was studied in 50 infants for up to 10.5 years. The VSD closed spontaneously in 34 patients. Life-table analysis of the data showed that by 10 years of age, 75% of small VSD will close spontaneously; the figure is higher for defects in the muscular septum (83%).

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