Print Departments and specialties Mayo Clinic has one of the largest and most experienced practices in the United States, with campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota. Staff skilled in dozens of specialties work together to ensure quality care and successful recovery. Departments that treat this condition Cardiovascular Medicine Cardiovascular Surgery Pediatric Cardiac Surgery By Mayo Clinic Staff Request an appointment Diagnosis & treatment Oct. 23, 2024 Print Living with ventricular septal defect (VSD)? Connect with others like you for support and answers to your questions in the Heart & Blood Health support group on Mayo Clinic Connect, a patient community. Heart & Blood Health Discussions High Ferritin Levels: How can I lower my levels? 35 Replies Tue, Apr 14, 2026 chevron-right Living with high calcium score 96 Replies Thu, Apr 02, 2026 chevron-right Important information about statins that I’m going to ask my doc about 233 Replies Mon, Mar 30, 2026 chevron-right See more discussions Related Ventricular septal defect Associated Procedures Cardiac catheterization Chest X-rays Echocardiogram Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) Show more associated procedures Products & Services A Book: Mayo Clinic Family Health Book Newsletter: Mayo Clinic Health Letter — Digital Edition Show more products and services from Mayo Clinic Ventricular septal defect (VSD)Symptoms&causesDiagnosis&treatmentDoctors&departments Research: It's all about patients Show transcript for video Research: It's all about patients [MUSIC PLAYING] Joseph Sirven, M.D., Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic: Mayo's mission is about the patient. The patient comes first. So the mission and research here is to advance how we can best help the patient, how to make sure the patient comes first in care. So in many ways, it's a cycle. It can start with as simple as an idea worked on in a laboratory, brought to the patient bedside, and if everything goes right — and let's say it's helpful or beneficial — then brought on as a standard approach. And I think that is one of the unique characteristics of Mayo's approach to research — that patient-centeredness — that really helps to put it in its own spotlight. CON-20316971 Diseases & Conditions Ventricular septal defect (VSD)