My son is 1.6 years old and weighs 14.2 kg. He was diagnosed with a small doubly committed VSD with a left-to-right shunt, no RCC prolapse, and no aortic insufficiency. The VSD gradient is 90 mmHg. Should he undergo surgery for this?

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