Commentary: One-patch, two-patch, V-patch?

[摘要] It appears that the discussion regarding the optimal repair strategy for complete atrioventricular (AV) septal defect now has another option. This occurs just when we thought that the debate regarding the 2-patch versus modified single-patch technique was finally closed!1 Dr Sun and colleagues2 from the Cardiac Center of Guangdong Women and Children's Hospital have described a novel strategy for the repair of complete AV septal defect. The technique employs a folded V-shaped pericardial patch that augments the left-sided AV valve with pericardium.

[学科分类] 心脏病和心血管学