Clinical & Experimental Cardiology

Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
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ISSN: 2155-9880

Research Article - (2012) Volume 3, Issue 5

Ventricular Septal Defect in Adults: Analysis of Survival with and Without Interventional Procedures. The Relevant Role of Echocardiography

Nilda Espinola-Zavaleta1,5, Maria Elena Soto1*, Reema Chugh2, Christian Buelna-Cano3, Carlos Daniel Higuera Medina4, Paola Romano Albornoz5 and Eulo Lupi-Herrera1,5
1Instituto Nacional de Cardiología “Ignacio Chávez”, Mexico City, Mexico
2Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Panorama City, California, USA
3Summer investigation programme, Baja California University, Mexico City, Mexico
4Summer investigation programme, Guadalajara University, Mexico City, Mexico
5ABC Medical Center, I.A.P, Mexico City, Mexico
*Corresponding Author: Maria Elena Soto, MD, MsSc, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología “Ignacio Chávez”, Juan Badiano N° 1, Colonia Sección XVI, Delegación Tlalpan, C.P. 14080, Mexico City, Mexico Email:

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