3D Printing in the management of complex congenital heart disease
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2024
Abstract
Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are the most common birth defect affecting nearly 1% of all live births. The complexity of CHD is a broad spectrum from an isolated defect like the atrial septal defect to complex anomalies such as atrioventricular septal defects with isomerism and maldevelopment of different chambers. Of these defects, the complexity is more relevant when the feasibility of intracardiac repair or complex interventions are contemplated. As we approach the heart and study it clinically, we must consider it a multidimensional and dynamic organ. Therefore, when imaging the heart, it must account for these unique characteristics, and freezing one phase of the cardiac cycle for 3D printing may limit its potential. However, it has impacted significantly in the interventional management of congenital heart disease which is the purpose of this chapter.
Publication Title
Additive Manufacturing Materials and Technology
ISBN
[9780443184628, 9780443184635]
Recommended Citation
Hernandez, J.,
&
Vettukattil, J.
(2024).
3D Printing in the management of complex congenital heart disease.
Additive Manufacturing Materials and Technology, 401-412.
http://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-18462-8.00016-7
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