Surgical repair of an atrial or ventricular septal defect
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Current definition
December 2018 (CSC)
Surgical repair of an atrial or ventricular septal defect
The undergoing of surgery on advice of a consultant cardiologist to close a defect in the interatrial or interventricular septum requiring either thoracotomy or the use of endovascular techniques.
This is a new child-specific condition. It's available with Enhanced Children's Critical Illness Cover.
Previous definitions
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