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Muscular ventricular septal defect

MedGen UID:
473253
Concept ID:
C0685707
Congenital Abnormality
Synonyms: Ventricular septal defect, muscular; Ventricular septal defects, muscular
SNOMED CT: Muscular ventricular septum defect (94706008); Muscular ventricular septal defect (94706008)
 
HPO: HP:0011623

Definition

The trabecular septum is the largest part of the interventricular septum. It extends from the membranous septum to the apex and superiorly to the infundibular septum. A defect in the trabecular septum is called muscular VSD if the defect is completely rimmed by muscle. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Wrinkly skin syndrome
MedGen UID:
98030
Concept ID:
C0406587
Disease or Syndrome
ATP6V0A2-related cutis laxa is characterized by generalized cutis laxa, findings associated with generalized connective tissue disorder, developmental delays, and a variety of neurologic findings including abnormality on brain MRI. At birth, hypotonia, overfolded skin, and distinctive facial features are present and enlarged fontanelles are often observed. During childhood, the characteristic facial features and thick or coarse hair may become quite pronounced. The skin findings decrease with age, although easy bruising and Ehlers-Danlos-like scars have been described in some. In most (not all) affected individuals, cortical and cerebellar malformations are observed on brain MRI. Nearly all affected individuals have developmental delays, seizures, and neurologic regression.
Cardiac Valvular Defect, Developmental
MedGen UID:
349143
Concept ID:
C1859330
Disease or Syndrome
Osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism, type 1
MedGen UID:
347149
Concept ID:
C1859452
Congenital Abnormality
Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type I is a severe autosomal recessive skeletal dysplasia characterized by dwarfism, microcephaly, and neurologic abnormalities, including mental retardation, brain malformations, and ocular/auditory sensory deficits. Patients often die in early childhood (summary by Pierce and Morse, 2012).
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 4
MedGen UID:
350526
Concept ID:
C1861862
Disease or Syndrome
While most people with familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are symptom-free or have only mild symptoms, this condition can have serious consequences. It can cause abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias) that may be life threatening. People with familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy have an increased risk of sudden death, even if they have no other symptoms of the condition. A small number of affected individuals develop potentially fatal heart failure, which may require heart transplantation.\n\nThe symptoms of familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are variable, even within the same family. Many affected individuals have no symptoms. Other people with familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy may experience chest pain; shortness of breath, especially with physical exertion; a sensation of fluttering or pounding in the chest (palpitations); lightheadedness; dizziness; and fainting.\n\nIn familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, cardiac thickening usually occurs in the interventricular septum, which is the muscular wall that separates the lower left chamber of the heart (the left ventricle) from the lower right chamber (the right ventricle). In some people, thickening of the interventricular septum impedes the flow of oxygen-rich blood from the heart, which may lead to an abnormal heart sound during a heartbeat (heart murmur) and other signs and symptoms of the condition. Other affected individuals do not have physical obstruction of blood flow, but the pumping of blood is less efficient, which can also lead to symptoms of the condition. Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy often begins in adolescence or young adulthood, although it can develop at any time throughout life.\n\nNonfamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy tends to be milder. This form typically begins later in life than familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and affected individuals have a lower risk of serious cardiac events and sudden death than people with the familial form.\n\nHypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a heart condition characterized by thickening (hypertrophy) of the heart (cardiac) muscle. When multiple members of a family have the condition, it is known as familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy also occurs in people with no family history; these cases are considered nonfamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. 
Chromosome 1q21.1 deletion syndrome
MedGen UID:
393913
Concept ID:
C2675897
Congenital Abnormality
The 1q21.1 recurrent microdeletion itself does not appear to lead to a clinically recognizable syndrome as some persons with the deletion have no obvious clinical findings and others have variable findings that most commonly include microcephaly (50%), mild intellectual disability (30%), mildly dysmorphic facial features, and eye abnormalities (26%). Other findings can include cardiac defects, genitourinary anomalies, skeletal malformations, and seizures (~15%). Psychiatric and behavioral abnormalities can include autism spectrum disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autistic features, and sleep disturbances.
Cardiospondylocarpofacial syndrome
MedGen UID:
444060
Concept ID:
C2931461
Disease or Syndrome
Cardiospondylocarpofacial syndrome (CSCF) is characterized by growth retardation, dysmorphic facial features, brachydactyly with carpal-tarsal fusion, extensive posterior cervical vertebral synostosis, cardiac septal defects with valve dysplasia, and deafness with inner ear malformations (summary by Le Goff et al., 2016).
Atrioventricular septal defect 5
MedGen UID:
482569
Concept ID:
C3280939
Disease or Syndrome
The term 'atrioventricular septal defect' (AVSD) covers a spectrum of congenital heart malformations characterized by a common atrioventricular junction coexisting with deficient atrioventricular septation. In ostium primum atrial septal defect (ASD) there are separate atrioventricular valvar orifices despite a common junction, whereas in complete AVSD the valve itself is also shared (summary by Craig, 2006). AVSD, also designated endocardial cushion defect or atrioventricular canal defect (AVCD), is known to occur in either a nonsyndromic (isolated) form or, more commonly, as part of a malformation syndrome. The 2 syndromes most frequently associated with AVSD are Down syndrome (190685), in which AVSD is the most frequent congenital heart defect, and Ivemark syndrome (208530) (summary by Carmi et al., 1992). For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of atrioventricular septal defects, see AVSD1 (606215).
Neurodevelopmental disorder with ataxia, hypotonia, and microcephaly
MedGen UID:
1684871
Concept ID:
C5231413
Disease or Syndrome
Sandestig-stefanova syndrome
MedGen UID:
1718072
Concept ID:
C5394118
Disease or Syndrome
Sandestig-Stefanova syndrome (SANDSTEF) is an autosomal recessive developmental syndrome characterized by pre- and postnatal microcephaly, trigonocephaly, congenital cataract, microphthalmia, facial gestalt, camptodactyly, loss of periventricular white matter, thin corpus callosum, delayed myelinization, and poor prognosis (Sandestig et al., 2019).
Vertebral, cardiac, tracheoesophageal, renal, and limb defects
MedGen UID:
1788069
Concept ID:
C5543189
Disease or Syndrome
VCTERL syndrome is characterized by anomalies of the vertebrae, heart, trachea, esophagus, kidneys, and limbs. Some patients also exhibit craniofacial abnormalities. Incomplete penetrance and markedly variable disease expression have been observed, including intrafamilial variability (Martin et al., 2020).
Cardiomyopathy, dilated, 2D
MedGen UID:
1782612
Concept ID:
C5543535
Disease or Syndrome
Dilated cardiomyopathy-2D (CMD2D) is characterized by neonatal onset of severe cardiomyopathy, with rapid progression to cardiac decompensation and death unless the patient undergoes heart transplantation (Ganapathi et al., 2020). For a general phenotypic description and a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of dilated cardiomyopathy, see 115200.
Neurodevelopmental disorder with hypotonia and dysmorphic facies
MedGen UID:
1794184
Concept ID:
C5561974
Disease or Syndrome
Neurodevelopmental disorder with hypotonia and dysmorphic facies (NEDHYDF) is characterized by global developmental delay and hypotonia apparent from birth. Affected individuals have variably impaired intellectual development, often with speech delay and delayed walking. Seizures are generally not observed, although some patients may have single seizures or late-onset epilepsy. Most patients have prominent dysmorphic facial features. Additional features may include congenital cardiac defects (without arrhythmia), nonspecific renal anomalies, joint contractures or joint hyperextensibility, dry skin, and cryptorchidism. There is significant phenotypic variability in both the neurologic and extraneurologic manifestations (summary by Tan et al., 2022).

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Etiology

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Diagnosis

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Miyake T
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Svirsky R, Brabbing-Goldstein D, Rozovski U, Kapusta L, Reches A, Yaron Y
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2019 Sep;32(17):2837-2841. Epub 2018 Mar 20 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2018.1449829. PMID: 29510647
Bishnoi AK, Garg P, Desai M, Sharma P, Patel J, Prajapati M, Malhotra A
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2015 Jan;6(1):59-66. doi: 10.1177/2150135114559292. PMID: 25548345
Koneti NR, Verma S, Bakhru S, Vadlamudi K, Kathare P, Penumatsa RR, Qureshi S
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2013 Oct 1;82(4):E500-6. Epub 2013 Jul 1 doi: 10.1002/ccd.25020. PMID: 23704080

Therapy

Rahmath MR, Numan M, Dilawar M
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Koneti NR, Verma S, Bakhru S, Vadlamudi K, Kathare P, Penumatsa RR, Qureshi S
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2013 Oct 1;82(4):E500-6. Epub 2013 Jul 1 doi: 10.1002/ccd.25020. PMID: 23704080
Arora R, Trehan V, Thakur AK, Mehta V, Sengupta PP, Nigam M
J Interv Cardiol 2004 Apr;17(2):109-15. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.2004.09872.x. PMID: 15104774

Prognosis

Nie YL, Lin MC, Lin WW, Wang CC, Chen CP, Lin CH, Shyu TC, Quek YW, Jan SL, Fu YC
J Chin Med Assoc 2017 Jan;80(1):34-38. Epub 2016 Nov 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jcma.2016.02.014. PMID: 27889458
Rahmath MR, Numan M, Dilawar M
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2016 Jun;24(5):422-7. Epub 2016 Apr 25 doi: 10.1177/0218492316645746. PMID: 27112358
Ergene O, Kahya Eren N, Nazlı C, Duygu H, Kocabaş U
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars 2015 Dec;43(8):699-704. doi: 10.5543/tkda.2015.50945. PMID: 26717331
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World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2015 Jan;6(1):59-66. doi: 10.1177/2150135114559292. PMID: 25548345
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Clinical prediction guides

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J Chin Med Assoc 2017 Jan;80(1):34-38. Epub 2016 Nov 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jcma.2016.02.014. PMID: 27889458
Rahmath MR, Numan M, Dilawar M
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2016 Jun;24(5):422-7. Epub 2016 Apr 25 doi: 10.1177/0218492316645746. PMID: 27112358
Bishnoi AK, Garg P, Desai M, Sharma P, Patel J, Prajapati M, Malhotra A
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Arora R, Trehan V, Thakur AK, Mehta V, Sengupta PP, Nigam M
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