Ventricular Septal Defect

Ventricular Septal DefectVentricular septal defect or VSD is a hole in the wall between the right and left ventricles of the heart. The hole may be as small as a pinpoint or as large as the space where the entire septum should be (i.e., the total absence of the septum). This abnormality usually develops before birth and is found most often in infants. Although larger ventricular septal defects are more dangerous than smaller ones, most physicians agree that all ventricular septal defects that do not close on their own, should be treated, no matter how small they are. This is because even small VSDs carry a risk of the formation of blood clots that may be carried to the brain and cause a stroke. It can also increase the risk of a person developing infective endocarditis (infection within the heart).

Special Care Units / Diagnostic Equipment / Facilities

• Treadmill Test (TMT)
• Echocardiography (Colour Doppler)
• Stress Echocardiography
• 24 Hour Holter Monitoring
• Ambulatory BP Monitoring
• Stress Thallium Test
• 64 slice CT angiography
• Coronary and peripheral angiograph
• Electrophysiology Study
• Endovascular Suite (For the first time in India)
• Flat Panel Cath Labs with stent boost technology  

Team of Specialists: Cardiology

• Dr. B KalraConsultant- Cardiology at Artemis Health Institute, GurgaonView Profile

• Dr. Niraj KumarConsultant- Interventional Cardiology View Profile

• Dr. KubbaConsultant- CardiologyView Profile