Ventricular septal defect in infants and children; a correlation of clinical, physiologic, and autopsy data

Now that ventricular septal defect is amenable to surgical repair it is most important to define the indications for surgical intervention. In this paper the natural history of the disease and its clinical and physiologic characteristics are carefully detailed. These observations permit better recog...

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Published in:Circulation (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 1958-11, Vol.18 (5), p.833-851
Main Authors: FYLER, D C, RUDOLPH, A M, WITTENBORG, M H, NADAS, A S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autopsy
Child
Heart Defects, Congenital
Heart Septal Defects
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular
Heart Septum - abnormalities
Humans
Infant
Medicine
Old Medline
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Summary:Now that ventricular septal defect is amenable to surgical repair it is most important to define the indications for surgical intervention. In this paper the natural history of the disease and its clinical and physiologic characteristics are carefully detailed. These observations permit better recognition and understanding of the condition and offer a basis for comparison with results after surgery.
ISSN:0009-7322
1524-4539
DOI:10.1161/01.CIR.18.5.833