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Table 4 Heart defects observed in patients with 22q11 deletion; abbreviations: CHD—congenital heart disease, VSD—ventricular septum defect

From: Clinical characterization of 72 patients with del(22)(q11.2q11.2) from different ethnic backgrounds

CHD

Cuba

India

Morocco

Europe

Total

VSD isolated or associated other malformations *

8

3

6

5

22

Tetralogy of Fallot

2

 

7

 

9

Interrupted aortic arch type B

1

1

  

2

Open septum pulmonary atresia

  

4

 

4

Transposition of large vessels

1

   

1

Bicuspid aortic valve

1

   

1

Truncus arteriosus

  

3

2

5

Pentalogy of Fallot

1

   

1

Others

 

3

 

1

4

Total (%)

14

7

19 **

1

49

  1. *Ventricular septal defect was found associated to several other malformations as: levocardia, small auricular septal defect, pulmonary arterial hypertension, pulmonic stenosis, double aortic arch, communication inter auricular, vascular ring, interrupted aortic arch, pulmonary valve stenosis, pulmonary atresia
  2. **A patient presented tetralogy of Fallot and interventricular communication