Swiss cheese VSD – Cardiology MCQ

Swiss cheese VSD is:
a) Sub-pulmonic VSD
b) Peri-membraneous VSD
c) Multiple muscular VSD
d) None of the above
Correct answer: c) Multiple muscular VSD
Multiple muscular ventricular septal defects (VSD) are also called swiss cheese VSD. Swiss cheese VSDs are associated with left axis deviation on ECG. Swiss cheese VSDs are difficult to close surgically. It is difficult to locate the openings of the VSD from the right ventricular side. Some may have multiple right ventricular openings for a single left ventricular orifice. Read more…