Ventricular septal defect

Alternative names:

interventricular septal defect; VSD

Symptoms:

• frequent respiratory infections
• shortness of breath
• sweating, excessive
• paleness
• breathing, rapid
• breathing requires increased work
• heart rate, rapid (tachycardia)

Signs and tests:

A stethoscope examination (auscultation) of the heart shows a heart murmur.

Tests include:

• a chest X-ray
• an ECG
• an echocardiogram
• a cardiac catheterization
• a cardiac angiography