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Use of a Three Dimensional Printed Cardiac Model to Assess Suitability for Biventricular Repair
Kanwal M Farooqi1, Carlos Gonzalez-Lengua2, Rajesh Shenoy3
1Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA Division of Cardiology, Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute and Marie-Josee and Henry R. Kravis Center for Cardiovascular Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA kanwal.farooqi@mssm.edu.
Abstract:
Three dimensional (3D) printing is rapidly gaining interest in the medical field for use in presurgical planning. We present the case of a seven-year-old boy with double outlet right ventricle who underwent a bidirectional Glenn anastomosis. We used a 3D cardiac model to assess his suitability for a biventricular repair. He underwent a left ventricle-to-aorta baffle with a right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduit placement. He did well postoperatively and was discharged home with no evidence of baffle obstruction and good biventricular function. A 3D printed model can provide invaluable intracardiac spatial information in these complex patients.
