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Ventricular septal defect |
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| Alternative Names: | VSD; Interventricular septal defect
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| Symptoms: | - shortness of breath
- paleness
- breathing fast
- breathing hard
- failure to gain weight
- fast heart rate
- pounding heart
- sweating while feeding
- frequent respiratory infections in children
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| Signs and tests: | A stethoscope examination (auscultation) of the heart usually reveals a loud, continuous murmur (the sound of the blood rushing across the hole).
Tests include:
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Review Date: 5/22/2002
Reviewed By: Satish K. Rajagopal, M.D., Department of Pediatrics, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, The Children's Hospital of New York, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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