Conditions / Cardiovascular

ventricular septal defect

info · Cardiovascular · ICD-10: Q21.0

A heart septal defect characterized by an opening in the interventricular septum, causing a shunt between ventricles.

Signs and symptoms

  • Perimembranous ventricular septal defect
  • Patent ductus arteriosus
  • Atrial septal defect
  • Pulmonary artery stenosis
  • Pulmonic stenosis
  • Tetralogy of Fallot
  • Atrioventricular canal defect

Also known as: Interventricular septal defect; Ventricular septal abnormality