title: Double patch repair through a single ventriculotomy for ischemic ventricular septal defects.
abstract: We present a novel postinfarction ventricular septal defect repair, through a single ventriculotomy, using a biseptal double patch and gelatin-resorcinol-formaldehyde glue. This technique reduces the postoperative recurrence of ventricular septal defects by reducing the tension on the patch sutures and by preventing blood from infiltrating into the suture lines within the ventricular septal defect cavity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Maggiore della Carit, Medical School, University of Eastern Piedmont A Avogadro, Novara, Italy. philippe.caimmi@med.unipmn.it
authors.forename: Philippe Primo
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Caimmi
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grossini
authors.forename: Emmanouil Ioannis
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Kapetanakis
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Boido
authors.forename: Corinne
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Coppo
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Scappellato
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vacca
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Teodori
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D012118:Resorcinols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014014:Tissue Adhesives; D016378:Tissue Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018658:Ventricular Septal Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D012118:Resorcinols; D014014:Tissue Adhesives