VSD Device Closure (Ventricular Septal Defect)
🫀 What is VSD?
A Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) is a hole in the wall separating the two lower chambers of the heart (ventricles). It causes oxygen-rich blood to mix with oxygen-poor blood.
Types of VSD
Perimembranous VSD (most common)
Muscular VSD (best suited for device closure)
Subpulmonic / Outlet VSD
Inlet VSD
Who Needs VSD Device Closure?
Failure to thrive in infants
Frequent respiratory infections
Large left-to-right shunt
Left heart chamber enlargement
Pulmonary hypertension (early, reversible)
Previous infective endocarditis
Procedure Overview: Transcatheter VSD Device Closure
Step-by-step:
General anesthesia (especially in children)
Catheter inserted through the femoral vein/artery
Crossing the VSD using guidewires
A double-disc nitinol occluder device is deployed
Device seals the VSD completely
No stitches — only a small puncture site
