Device Closure of Perimembranous Ventricular Septal Defects With a Minimally Invasive Technique in 12 Patients Xiang Jun Zeng, MD, PhD, Shan Quan Sun, MD, Xu Fa Chen, MD, Xiao Jing Ma, MD, Yan Hong Luo, MD, Yeong Phang Lim, MD, Liang Tao, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 85, Issue 1, Pages 192-194 (January 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.07.018 Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 (Top) The occluder included the left and right ventricular discs. (Middle) The right ventricular disc was withdrawn into the loader. (Bottom) Both the left and right ventricular discs were withdrawn into the loader. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 192-194DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.07.018) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 The tip of the sheath (short arrow) was manipulated into the left ventricular cavity through the ventricular septal defect (long arrow). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 192-194DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.07.018) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Left ventricular disk (short arrow) and right ventricular disk (long arrow) were both deployed. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 192-194DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.07.018) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions