A New Minimally Invasive Technique to Occlude Ventricular Septal Defect Using an Occluder Device Feng Li, MD, Ming Chen, MD, ZhaoKun Qiu, MD, Jing Lu, MD, WeiHua Wu, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 85, Issue 3, Pages 1067-1071 (March 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.10.048 Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Releasing the left side disk. Arrow shows the position of the occluder (the left side disc was released from the sheath). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 1067-1071DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.10.048) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 The zero-rim occluder was used. (Ao = aorta; LV = left ventricle; RV = right ventricle.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 1067-1071DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.10.048) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 The occlusion is finished. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 1067-1071DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.10.048) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions