“Swiss cheese” type VSD
“Swiss cheese” type VSD
“Swiss cheese” type VSD
“Swiss cheese” type VSD
[A] Muscular
[B] Membranous
[C] Perimenbranous
[D] Multiple muscular VSDs
“Swiss cheese” type VSD
- Multiple muscular VSDs occur with a very large communication between the ventricles, it is also known as “Swiss cheese” VSD.
- Frequently, spontaneous closure of small muscular VSDs occurs in the first 2 years of life (usually by age 6 months)
VSD Classification
- VSDs are typically classified according to the location of the defect in one of the four ventricular components:
- Inlet septum
- Trabecular septum
- Outlet/infundibular septum
- Membranous septum
