title: Double-line closure of anterior postinfarction ventricular septal perforation.
abstract: We describe a modified patch closure technique for repairing subacute anterior ventricular septal perforation. Through a left ventriculotomy, a larger double-layered planar patch is secured with double suture lines to close the defect and cover the ventricular septum. This modification is simple and easy, and may help to avoid a residual shunt.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Onomichi General Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan. cardiovascsurgeon@gmail.com
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamamoto
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Futagami
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013536:Suture Techniques; D018658:Ventricular Septal Rupture / Q000601:surgery*