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Ann Thorac Surg 1979;28:399-400
© 1979 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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A Simple Technique for Tension-free Pericardial Closure

Avraham D. Merav, M.D.*, Richard Brodman, M.D., Lari A. Attai, M.D., George Robinson, M.D.

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.

Accepted for publication November 30, 1978.

* Address reprint requests to Dr. Merav, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467.

Closure of the pericardium after cardiac operations is desirable but is not always possible to achieve. We describe here a simple technique for tension-free, anterior closure of the pericardium.




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