Fig. 2
a Two patches were made in order to sandwich the septum evenly with an 8-needle mattress. b The 1st patch led to the right ventricle via VSP. c A set of needle threads penetrating the ventricular septum was passed through the 2nd patch. d The patch was appropriately trimmed to exclude the infarcted muscle from the left ventricular cavity. e Schema of the modified double patch repair with infarct exclusion technique