Modified pericardial closure technique in patients with ventricular assist device Ettore Vitali, MD, Claudio Russo, MD, Colombo Tiziano, MD, Marco Lanfranconi, MD, Giuseppe Bruschi, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 69, Issue 4, Pages 1278-1279 (April 2000) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)01554-4
Fig 1 Gore-Tex sheet wrapping the outflow cannula. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2000 69, 1278-1279DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)01554-4)
Fig 2 Gore-Tex sheet closing the pericardial sac. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2000 69, 1278-1279DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)01554-4)
Fig 3 Transverse tomographic schematic view. (A) Outflow cannula. (B) Right atrium. (C) Sternum. (D) Pericardium. (E) Polytetrafluoroethylene sheet between the right atrium and outflow cannula. (F) Polytetrafluoroethylene sheet closing the pericardium behind the sternum. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2000 69, 1278-1279DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)01554-4)