Ventricular septal defect history and symptoms

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]and Leida Perez, M.D.

Associate Editor-In-Chief: Keri Shafer, M.D. [2],Atif Mohammad, M.D., Priyamvada Singh, MBBS

Patients with ventricular septal defects may not have symptoms. However, if the hole is large, the baby often has symptoms related to heart failure.

The most common symptoms include:

• Shortness of breath
• Fast breathing
• Hard breathing
• Paleness
• Failure to gain weight
• Fast heart rate
• Sweating while feeding
• Frequent respiratory infections