The hemodynamic effect of captopril on the left to right shunt in VSD

Abstract

Background and Objective : Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is the most common pediatric congenital heart diseass (CHD ). The main complications of moderate to large size VSD are recurrent respiratory tract infection ,congestive heart failure, Failure to thrive, and pulmonary hypertension. These complications are the results of large left to right shut. We evaluated the effect of captopril on moderate to large size VSD.