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Ventricular Septal Defects Learning Center

Causes could include:
Before a baby is born, the right and left ventricles of its heart are not separate. As the fetus grows, a wall forms to separate these two ventricles. If the wall does not completely form, a hole remains. This hole is known as a ventricular septal...
Source:ADAM
Date:December 10, 2007
Congenital heart defects are errors in the development of the heart structure. They occur early in the life of the embryo. There is no known cause of congenital heart defects. They can be associated with several diseases, such as German measles ( ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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