Yes: Serious complications of vsd repair are very uncommon. They include bleeding, infection, and brain injury. There is also a small risk of damage to the conduction system of the heart that would require a permanent pacemaker. The risk of dying from the procedure is exceedingly low, but not zero.
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Ask Surgeon: Ask your pediatric cardiac surgeon to explain about the particular possible complications for the particular type of vsd that your son's heart has or had.
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