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Ventricular Septal Defect Vsd Structure Opening Ventricles Membranous

Front Ventricular septal defect
Back (VSD)

Structure: an opening between the ventricles in the membranous interventricular septum

Function: most common congential heart defect. If large, can cause pulmonary hypertension and cardiac failure early in infancy (stronger left ventricle pumps blood back into right ventricle, as well as into aorta).

Tags: cardiovascular

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