What is ventricular septal defect?

A ventricular septal defect is a defect in the wall dividing the left and right ventricles of the heart. A loud harsh murmur at the lower left border of the sternum is common.

How do members experience ventricular septal defect?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with ventricular septal defect*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for ventricular septal defect*

Who has ventricular septal defect on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 4
20s 10
30s 20
40s 10
50s 11
60s 8
70+ 4

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 25
Female 39