Ventricular Septal Defect
Alternate Names : VSD, Endocardial Cushion Defect
How is the disease diagnosed?
Obtaining a full history and physical exam may lead a healthcare provider to
suspect a ventricular septal defect. Other tests that may be done to confirm the diagnosis may include:
chest x-ray
electrocardiogram, or ECG
echocardiogram, or ultrasound of the heart and its blood flow
cardiac catheterization, which is a special x-ray using a contrast agent
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