title: A simple technique for tension-free pericardial closure.
abstract: Closure of the pericardium after cardiac operations is desirable but is not always possible to achieve. We describe here a simple technique for tension-free, anterior closure of the pericardium.
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010496:Pericardium / Q000601:surgery