Gerbode defect Types
Gerbode defect Types
Gerbode defect Types
- (A) Supravalvular defect involving membranous portion of septal wall, superior to the septal leaflet of the tricuspid valve.
- (B) Infravalvular defect involving membranous portion of septal wall, below the septal leaflet
- (C) Both supravalvular and infravalvular defect with septal leaflet of tricuspid valve.
Gerbode defect Types
![Three types of Gerbode defect. Normal interventricular septum (A). Direct Gerbode defect (B). Indirect Gerbode defect (C). Intermediate Gerbode defect (D). Illustration by Soetisna TW (2021).](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359786792/figure/fig1/AS:1182052787470336@1658834754851/Three-types-of-Gerbode-defect-Normal-interventricular-septum-A-Direct-Gerbode-defect.png)
Gerbode defect Types
- (A Direct Gerbode defect
- (B) Indirect Gerbode defect
- (C) Intermediate Gerbode defect
Illustration by Soetisna TW (2021).
Gerbode defect
- Abnormal shunting between the left ventricle and right atrium
- congenital defect or prior cardiac insults.
- Most prevalent cause of Gerbode defect – congenital
- Acquired cases has recently been reported
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Gerbode defect – Cardiology Outlines
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Gerbode defect
Abnormal shunting between the left ventricle and right atrium
congenital defect or prior cardiac insults.
Most prevalent cause of Gerbode defect – congenital
congenital defect or prior cardiac insults.
Most prevalent cause of Gerbode defect – congenital