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Fig. 3

From: Minimally access via left anterior mini-thoracotomy for repair of adult subarterial ventricular septal defects

Fig. 3

Pictures show the closure of subarterial VSD under direct visualization. a After the transpulmonary arteriotomy having been performed, the VSD site was exposed (the arrowhead shows) under direct visualization. b The arrowhead indicates that the subarterial VSD is closing with a bovine pericardial patch. c After the VSD being repaired, pulmonary artery was closed with 5–0 prolene running sutures (the arrowhead shows). d Sequencially, the pericardium was closed loosely with running sutures (the arrowhead shows)

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

ISSN: 1749-8090

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