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Implantation of Total Artificial Heart in Congenital Heart Disease
Published on: July 18, 2014
Three-dimensional printing for surgical planning in complex congenital heart disease
Joseph J Vettukattil1, Bassel Mohammad Nijres1, Jordan M Gosnell1
1Congenital Heart Center, Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Abstract:
Surgical management of complex congenital heart disease (CHD) is challenging. Three-dimensional (3D) printing can improve multidisciplinary team decision-making, patient and family understanding, and education of medical professionals. We describe 3D printing for surgical management of five patients with complex CHD. The anatomical details of the 3D printed models were instrumental in planning surgical techniques especially in determining between single ventricle, 1.5 ventricle, and biventricular repair.
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