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Open Access 18-12-2023 | Septal Defect | How to Do It
The left ventricular “lining” technique for repair of ischemic ventricular septal rupture
Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | Issue 4/2024
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We describe a technique to repair ischemic ventricular septal rupture via a left ventriculotomy. It employs a large endoventricular patch as a “lining” over the locally patched septal defect and the free wall defect which is going to be roofed with an external patch. Both defects are then closed in double layers, holding a single continuous patch. The technique enhances the advantage of the left ventriculotomy in the repair and minimizes ventriculotomy-related morbidity.
