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. 1996 Nov 15;78(10):1183-5.
doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(96)90080-6.

High prevalence of muscular ventricular septal defect in preterm neonates

Z D Du  1 , N Roguin, M Barak, S G Bihari, M Ben-Elisha
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High prevalence of muscular ventricular septal defect in preterm neonates

Z D Du et al. Am J Cardiol. .

Abstract

Isolated muscular ventricular septal defect was identified in 9 of 159 consecutive preterm neonates by color Doppler echocardiography, a prevalence of 56.6/1,000 live births. The neonates with ventricular septal defects appear clinically healthy, and in 87.5% of them the defect spontaneously closed within 6 to 11 months. The prevalence and rate of spontaneous closure are similar to those in full-term neonates.

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