VACTERL association
The VACTERL syndrome occurs in about 1:5,000 births.The genetic disorder that causes the syndrome is still not known. VACTERL is an acronym of the malformations that can be associated with the syndrome: V for Vertebral anomalies; A for Anal Atresia; C for Congenital heart disease; T for Tracheoesophageal fistula; E for Esophageal atresia; R for Reno-urinary anomalies; L for radial Limb defect.Most patients with a heart defect due to VACTERL association have a ventricular septal defect.
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