Ventricular septal defect

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis almost certain

Patient Data

Age: 2 years
x-ray

The cardiac silhouette is enlarged with congestion of the pulmonary vasculature. 

Case Discussion

This 2-year-old child has been diagnosed with a ventricular septal defect (VSD) and had this x-ray pre-repair. 

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