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== Prevention == | |||
== | Except for the case of[[ heart-attack]]-associated VSD, this condition is always present at [[birth]].<ref name="urlVentricular septal defect: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia">{{cite web |url=http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001099.htm |title=Ventricular septal defect: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia |format= |work= |accessdate=2013-01-09}}</ref> | ||
Drinking [[alcohol]] and using the antiseizure medicines [[depakote]] and [[dilantin]] during [[pregnancy]] have been associated with increased incidence of VSDs. Other than avoiding these things during pregnancy, there is no known way to prevent a VSD. | |||
Drinking alcohol and using the antiseizure medicines [[depakote]] and [[dilantin]] during pregnancy have been associated with increased incidence of VSDs. Other than avoiding these things during pregnancy, there is no known way to prevent a VSD. | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, MBBS
Prevention
Except for the case ofheart-attack-associated VSD, this condition is always present at birth.[1]
Drinking alcohol and using the antiseizure medicines depakote and dilantin during pregnancy have been associated with increased incidence of VSDs. Other than avoiding these things during pregnancy, there is no known way to prevent a VSD.
References
- ↑ "Ventricular septal defect: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia". Retrieved 2013-01-09.