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. 2017 Jun 12;12:48. doi: 10.1186/s13019-017-0611-7

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Fig. 3 — Pictures show the closure of subarterial VSD under direct visualization. a After the transpulmonary arteriotomy having been performed, the VSD site was exposed (the arrowhead shows) under direct visualization. b The arrowhead indicates that the subarterial VSD is closing with a bovine pericardial patch. c After the VSD being repaired, pulmonary artery was closed with 5–0 prolene running sutures (the arrowhead shows). d Sequencially, the pericardium was closed loosely with running sutures (the arrowhead shows)