title: A novel surgical approach to close an acute ventricular septal defect using an occluder device.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Chanaka
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rajakaruna
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Eleanor Jane Holland
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sirker
authors.forename: Bushra S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Rana
authors.forename: Olaf
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Wendler
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome