29th July 2020

A 2-day-old girl is being examined by the paediatrician and is found to have a pansystolic murmur heard best at the lower left sternal edge

A 2-day-old girl is being examined by the paediatrician and is found to have a pansystolic murmur heard best at the lower left sternal edge. An echocardiogram is performed which confirms there is a small ventricular septal defect (VSD) present.

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