Avoiding damage to the atrioventricular conduction axis during surgical closure of ventricular septal defects

Robert H Anderson; Damián Sánchez-Quintana; Andrew C Cook

doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezaf154

Avoiding damage to the atrioventricular conduction axis during surgical closure of ventricular septal defects

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025 Jul 1;67(7):ezaf154. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaf154.

Authors

Robert H Anderson¹, Damián Sánchez-Quintana², Andrew C Cook¹

Affiliations

¹ UCL Institute for Cardiovascular Science, Zayed Centre for Research, London, UK.
² Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain.

PMID: 40587096
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaf154

Abstract

The commentary points to the multiple mistakes made in the article with which the commentary is associated.

Keywords: Medial papillary muscle; Muscle of Lancisi; Right bundle branch; Ventricular septal defect.

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Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Cardiac Surgical Procedures* / adverse effects
Cardiac Surgical Procedures* / methods
Heart Conduction System* / injuries
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular* / surgery
Humans