Prevalence and factors associated with spontaneous closure of congenital ventricular septal defects.

Background: Most of congenital ventricular septal defects evolve towards spontaneous closure of different mechanisms depending on their location.

Aim: To determine the prevalence and factors associated with spontaneous closure of congenital ventricular septal defects.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of 1000 patients diagnosed with congenital ventricular septal defects in our department from January 2000 to December 2017.