Presentation
Routine fetal echocardiography at 22 weeks gestation.
Patient Data
Age: 25 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Ventricular septal defect - muscular
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Small muscular VSD (appx. 2 mm) with bidirectional flow.
Case Discussion
Small VSD may be difficult to detect on gray scale imaging. Majority of such small defects close by themselves before birth or within two years after birth.