Left to Right Shunts: Ventricular Septal Defects
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Course Details
Credit/contact hours: .25
Estimated time to complete: 20 minutes
Publication Date: May 10, 2018
Expiration date: May 9, 2027
Reviewed: May 9, 2024
Description:
Defects in the interventricular septum can be large or small and may be congenital or acquired, as in patients after myocardial infarction. The ventricular septum has a superior membranous portion and an inferior muscular component and each may be associated with abnormalities. The defects are among the most common congenital cardiac anomalies in infants and children.
Note: This course is eligible for ACPE credit.
You Will Learn
- To define the types and frequencies of VSD locations
- To assess the determinants of shunt size in VSD
- To recognize the associations and clinical features of VSD
- To calculate shunt fractions using data derived from patients with VSD.
- To interpret angiographic, hemodynamic, and oximetry data in VSD from the cardiac cath lab
Method and medium:
Andrew Bishop, MD, FACC
After graduating medical school from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA, Dr. Bishop completed his residency at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, OR.
He completed a fellowship in cardiology and interventional cardiology at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA. Dr. Bishop is American Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Interventional Cardiology.
Dr. Bishop is now a practicing cardiologist at Wilmington Health in Wilmington, N.C. His areas of interest include: CAD, ACS, PAD, congenital heart disease, and structural heart intervention.
DISCLOSURE: Dr. Bishop has disclosed no financial relationship or interest with any proprietary entity producing healthcare goods or services.
Michael Ragosta III, MD
Dr. Michael Ragosta is an attending cardiologist at the University of Virginia Health System with a sub-specialty in interventional cardiology. His clinical practice includes complex percutaneous coronary intervention, myocardial infarction, valvular heart disease, structural heart disease, and general cardiology. Dr. Ragosta is the Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories at UVA and author of numerous textbooks related to cardiac catheterization and hemodynamic interpretation.
DISCLOSURE: This individual reports no relevant financial relationships with commercial entities.
