'Double patch and glue' technique for early repair of posterior post-infarction ventricular septal defect

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2006 Jun;5(3):195-6. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2005.119479. Epub 2006 Mar 30.

Abstract

A surgical procedure that reduces the recurrence of post-infarction posterior ventricular septal defects is described. This technique is based on a double ventriculotomy without an infarctectomy, the use of two patches, and glue, which is applied between the two patches. Excellent results have been obtained in 18 consecutives patients with this simple and reliable technique.