Tag: Swiss cheese VSD

Ventricular septal defect Ventricular septal defects (VSD) can be divided into perimembranous, muscular, inlet and outlet VSDs, depending on the location. Of these perimembranous VSDs are the commonest.

Multiple muscular VSDs are also called swiss cheese VSD. Swiss cheese VSDs are difficult to close surgically.

Pulmonary artery banding is used to reduce the pulmonary blood flow in situations of high pulmonary blood flow as a result of left to right shunts.