Evolution of surgery of ventricular septal defect closure

Abstract

A ventricular septal defect is one of the foremost prevalent congenital heart defects, accounting for around 20% of all congenital heart malformations.<br /> Nowadays, there are three surgical methods for ventricular septal defect: surgical treatment of ventricular septal defect with a heart-lung machine, interventional closure of ventricular septal defect by percutaneous puncture, and hybrid operation (with no heart-lung machine).<br /> Hybrid operation – there is some of the latest evolutions introduced in cardiac surgical treatment practice. This technique is mild, to reduce surgical trauma, and perform not connecting the patient to the heart-lung machine, without X-ray exposure, and there are additional indications than the interventional procedure.<br /> The article reviewed literature sources on the surgical treatments of the ventricular septal defect and the results of the above methods, and also considers more detail especially hybrid operation (without a heart-lung machine).