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Figure 5


Figure 5 Implantation and Fixation of the Patch

(A) Fluroroscopic images before (left panel) and after (right panel) pulling the Nitinol wire 2. (B) Three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography of the patch and the patch delivery device put on the muscular septum. (C) Three-dimensional echocardiography of the patch and the mini Nitinol anchors after the patch delivery device was drawn back into the 7-F sheath.