Author: Genesisfoundation

-Contributed by Navaneeth R. ‘Heart hole ‘ is not a phrase that’s taken lightly by anyone, especially when given as a diagnosis. Despite the concerning nature of the name, they are the most common type of congenital heart disease, i.e., the defects in the structure or function of the heart by birth. A heart hole may be a VSD (ventricular septal defect) or an ASD (Atrial septal defect). Traditionally, any defect in heart used to be repaired by open heart surgery. But in the past few decades, interventional cardiology as a branch has evolved tremendously so that many procedures can…