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A ventricular septal defect with a giant appendiform aneurysm of the membranous septum.

ABSTRACT: We report a case of a 39-year-old female with a ventricular septal defect (VSD) and a giant appendiform aneurysm of the membranous septum, illustrated by echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging. From the literature a short review of the prevalence of spontaneous closure of VSDs together with the possible complications of persisting VSDs is presented. Since patients stay at risk in later years, follow-up at regular intervals is advised.

SUBMITTER: Cozijnsen MA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3578527 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A ventricular septal defect with a giant appendiform aneurysm of the membranous septum.

Cozijnsen M A MA Cozijnsen L L Maas A C P AC Bakker-de Boo M M Bouma B J BJ

Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation 20130301 3

We report a case of a 39-year-old female with a ventricular septal defect (VSD) and a giant appendiform aneurysm of the membranous septum, illustrated by echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging. From the literature a short review of the prevalence of spontaneous closure of VSDs together with the possible complications of persisting VSDs is presented. Since patients stay at risk in later years, follow-up at regular intervals is advised. ...[more]

PMID: 23229810

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