Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a hole (defect) in the wall that separates the lower chambers of the heart. The lower chambers of the heart are called the ventricles. The wall between them is called the ventricular septum. In the normal heart, the septum prevents blood from flowing directly from one ventricle to the other. In a heart with a VSD, blood can flow directly between the two ventricles.
VSD is a congenital heart defect, which means that it is present at birth. In children with a VSD, blood usually flows through the defect from the left ventricle to the right ventricle. This causes extra blood (called volume overload) in the pulmonary arteries and lungs, and in the left atrium and left ventricle.
Membranous VSDs are located near the heart valves. They can close at any time if a ventricular septal aneurysm is present.
Presence or absence of a ventricular septal aneurysm – a thin flap of tissue on the septum. It is harmless and can help a VSD close on its own.
This is the heart defect that our baby Charlotte has. Please keep her in your prayers.
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Fasting and praying for our baby Charlotte.
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