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Modified approach to close multiple apical ventricular septal defects.

R Prêtre·P Benedikt·M I Turina
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Abstract

The fish-mouth incision of the left ventricular apex is the established incision to access and close apical ventricular septum defect. A long diagonal branch may render this incision dangerous. In such a case, we performed a more anterior incision on the left ventricle, and fashioned a patch to exclude the whole defective area.

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Cardiac Surgical ProceduresEchocardiographyHeart Septal Defects, VentricularHeart VentriclesHumansInfantCase ReportsJournal Article

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R Prêtre, P Benedikt, M I Turina. 1999. Modified approach to close multiple apical ventricular septal defects.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1010-7940(99)00327-9

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