A novel surgical approach to close an acute ventricular septal defect using an occluder device Chanaka Rajakaruna, MRCS, Jonathan Hill, MA, MRCP, Eleanor Jane Holland Turner, BSc, PhD, MRCS, Alex Sirker, MRCP, Bushra S. Rana, MRCP, Olaf Wendler, MD, PhD, FRCS The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 133, Issue 2, Pages 579-580 (February 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.10.015 Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Five-chamber apical view showing site of ventricular septal defect (VSD). LV, Left ventricle; LA, left atrium; RV, right ventricle; RA, right atrium; AV, aortic valve. Markers on side of image are 1 cm apart. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 133, 579-580DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.10.015) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Four-chamber apical view showing position of ventricular septal occluder device in ventricular septum. LV, Left ventricle; LA, left atrium; RV, right ventricle; RA, right atrium. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 133, 579-580DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.10.015) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions