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At four months old, doctors diagnosed him with a large ventricular septal defect (VSD) between the left and right ventricles in his heart, as well as pulmonary hypertension.
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David Oliver, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Before Saffold had surgery at the hospital the next day, his EKG showed a sinus arrhythmia, a delay in the right ventricle, and a possible septal infarction, the lawsuit alleges.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2025
And the septal thickening becomes more exaggerated as time goes on.
—Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
There may also be inflammation at the ducts that prevent them from sealing off entirely.
Stage 3: Also known as the septal stage, the damaged cells affect the structure of the liver, and scar tissue is more widespread.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Dec. 2024
Small ventricular septal defects can close on their own without treatment.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 8 Aug. 2024
Myers shared a photo of her son's hospital room on Instagram Friday, revealing that the 5-month-old has successfully made it through surgery to treat his ventricular septal defect (VSD).
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
Hassan was born with a very large hole between the ventricles of her heart, called a VSD (ventricular septal defect), according to her surgeon, Dr. Timothy Pettitt from Children’s Hospital New Orleans.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2023
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David Oliver, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Before Saffold had surgery at the hospital the next day, his EKG showed a sinus arrhythmia, a delay in the right ventricle, and a possible septal infarction, the lawsuit alleges.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2025
And the septal thickening becomes more exaggerated as time goes on.
—Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
There may also be inflammation at the ducts that prevent them from sealing off entirely.
Stage 3: Also known as the septal stage, the damaged cells affect the structure of the liver, and scar tissue is more widespread.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Dec. 2024
Small ventricular septal defects can close on their own without treatment.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 8 Aug. 2024
Myers shared a photo of her son's hospital room on Instagram Friday, revealing that the 5-month-old has successfully made it through surgery to treat his ventricular septal defect (VSD).
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
Hassan was born with a very large hole between the ventricles of her heart, called a VSD (ventricular septal defect), according to her surgeon, Dr. Timothy Pettitt from Children’s Hospital New Orleans.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2023
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“Septal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/septal. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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