Key result
Echocardiography provides a necessary stepwise approach for the accurate anatomical and hemodynamic evaluation, decision-making, and management of ventricular septal defects.
Why the study?
A stepwise echocardiographic approach is necessary for accurate anatomical and hemodynamic evaluation and management of ventricular septal defects, especially with emerging transcatheter closure techniques.
Echocardiography is essential for the accurate anatomical and hemodynamic evaluation, as well as management planning, of ventricular septal defects.
Supports echocardiography for VSD evaluation and transcatheter planning; leaves open prospective validation of standardized protocols.
Ventricular septal defects (VSDs) are among the most common congenital heart defects. These defects may be isolated, associated with other defects, or occur as an intrinsic component of some complex heart defects. There is wide variation in size and location of VSD. Echocardiography plays an important role in evaluation of anatomy, hemodynamic significance, and planning of management of VSDs. With the emerging trends in transcatheter closure of VSD, echocardiography plays a crucial role in decision-making and intra- and postprocedure evaluation. A stepwise approach of echocardiography is necessary for accurate evaluation and management of VSDs.
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Ravi Ranjan Tripathi (2020) conducted a review in Ventricular septal defects. Echocardiography was evaluated. Echocardiography provides a necessary stepwise approach for the accurate anatomical and hemodynamic evaluation, decision-making, and management of ventricular septal defects.
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