Introduction The Gerbode defect, a rare ventricular septal anomaly characterized by communication between the left ventricle (LV) and the right atrium (RA), represents approximately 0.08% of intracardiac shunts and less than 1% of congenital heart defects. Although it classically has a congenital etiology, secondary causes of infective endocarditis, myocardial infarction (MI), and iatrogenesis have been reported. The Gerbode defect was first described in 1857, and its first successful surgical treatment was reported by Kirby at the Hospital of the University […]