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Surgery to patch the hole " � This is the most common treatment to close a VSD.A procedure called "transcatheter closure " � " � In this treatment, a doctor places a thin tube into a blood vessel in an arm or leg. Then, he or she moves the tube through the blood vessel to the heart. When the tube gets to the hole in the heart, the doctor uses the tube to put in a small device that closes the hole.
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Atrial and ventricular septal defects
This is a drawing of a normal heart. The heart has 4 chambers: right atrium, left atrium, right ventricle, and left ventricle. A child with an atrial septal defect has a hole between the right atrium and the left atrium. A child with an ventricular septal defect has a hole between the right ventricle and the left ventricle.
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Atrial and ventricular septal defects
This is a drawing of a normal heart. The heart has 4 chambers: right atrium, left atrium, right ventricle, and left ventricle. A child with an atrial septal defect has a hole between the right atrium and the left atrium. A child with an ventricular septal defect has a hole between the right ventricle and the left ventricle.
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