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. 2012 Dec 12;2012(12):rjs030. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjs030

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1.

Orifice of an inferior pulmonary vein was augmented with a cuff technique using the orifice of a superior pulmonary vein. The augmented orifice was anastomosed to the common pulmonary vein on the left atrial side after removal of staples as long as necessary under a partial clamp of the left atrium following pericardiotomy.