Benefits: Results from this study will determine if a genetic factor plays a role in the development of Ventricular Septal Defects in Arabian horses. (vetmed.ucdavis.edu)
For example, children with ventricular septal defect, which causes a hole in the wall between the lower ventricles of the heart, have a 10.5-fold greater risk of developing hepatoblastoma, a cancer of the liver. (the-scientist.com)
«We focused on intramural ventricular septal defects, which are holes between two chambers of the heart,» said Meryl S. Cohen, MD, senior author and pediatric cardiologist at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). (sciencedaily.com)