Ventricular Septal Defect: Late Spontaneous Closure
Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift 110(25): June 21 1985; 997-1001
View Original Source →Abstract
A coronary artery fistula diagnosed in a 1-year-old girl closed spontaneously during childhood. This outcome has been documented in only three previous cases.
Case Details
Personal Characteristics
Twenty-five patients WHO had a proven isolated small ventricular septal defect (vsd) when they were children were re-examined 3 to 19 years later, at the age of 20-21 years.
Clinical Characteristics
Spontaneous closure was diagnosed if the murmur had disappeared and all other cardiological findings were normal.
Remission Characteristics
Spontaneous closure was diagnosed if the murmur had disappeared and all other cardiological findings were normal.
Treatment & Mechanisms
Proposed Remission Mechanisms
Not discussed
Additional Notes
Six of them had previously been followed to eight years or more with the definite diagnosis of VSD. In the three others who had only been followed to the age of 3-5 years the time of closure, whether early or late, could not be assessed.