Ventricular septal defectFrom our partner site on heart disease, MyHeartCentral.com. VSD; Interventricular septal defect Prevention: Except for the case of heart attack associated VSD, this condition is always present at birth. Maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy and maternal use of the antiseizure medicines -- valproic acid and phenytoin (depakote and dilantin) -- during pregnancy have been associated with increased incidence of VSDs. Other than avoiding these, there is no known way to prevent a VSD.
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