Open AccessEchocardiographic evaluation of ventricular septal defect haemodynamics
Author(s) -
Vesna Miranović
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh0710541m
Subject(s) - medicine , body surface area , cardiology , interventricular septum , pulmonary artery , diastole , hemodynamics , pulmonary hypertension , ejection fraction , blood pressure , heart failure , ventricle
Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is an opening in the interventricular septum. 30-50% of patients with congenital heart disease have VSD.