naa a22 4500 510728898 CHVBK 20180411082945.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20131101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11748-013-0309-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11748-013-0309-2 Komeda Masashi Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagoya Heart Center, Nagoya, Japan aut Editorial comments on patch size and mechanics in the surgery for post-infarction ventricular septal perforation [Elektronische Daten] [Masashi Komeda] Finite element analysis method (FEM) provides suitable methodology to analyze a target with complex shape such as VSP patch. In this study, by employing the FEM, Ito and colleagues showed the importance of using a large patch to eliminate the dead space between the patch and LV endocardium. Intuitionally many surgeons believed the same way, but it now has been proven mathematically. Although the FEM model has some limitation in part due to too much simplified model, I believe that the study provides useful information to the patch mechanics for VSP closure and that it will help improving the outcome of surgical treatment of VSP. The Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery, 2013 Post-infarction ventricular septal defect nationallicence Ventricular septal perforation nationallicence Infarct exclusion method nationallicence Myocardial infarction nationallicence Finite element analysis method nationallicence General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Springer Japan 61/11(2013-11-01), 612-613 1863-6705 61:11<612 2013 61 11748 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-013-0309-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 brief-communication jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-013-0309-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Komeda Masashi Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagoya Heart Center, Nagoya, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Springer Japan 61/11(2013-11-01), 612-613 1863-6705 61:11<612 2013 61 11748 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer