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3D PRINTING FOR PREOPERATIVE PLANNING AND SURGICAL SIMULATION OF VAD IMPLANTATION IN A FAILING RIGHT SYSTEMIC VENTRICLE

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Adult congenital heart disease patients with a systemic morphologic right ventricle (RV) commonly develop systemic ventricular failure. A hypertrophied and dilated RV complicates VAD implantation. We aimed to determine the… Click to show full abstract

Adult congenital heart disease patients with a systemic morphologic right ventricle (RV) commonly develop systemic ventricular failure. A hypertrophied and dilated RV complicates VAD implantation. We aimed to determine the utility of two 3D printed models for preoperative planning by simulating VAD

Keywords: preoperative planning; vad implantation; ventricle; planning surgical; printing preoperative

Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2018

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