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Rapid Prototyping Flexible Aortic Models Aids Sizing of Valve Leaflets and Planning the Ozaki Repair
Andrew I U Shearn1,2,3, Maria Victoria Ordoñez1,2,3, Filippo Rapetto1,2
1Bristol Heart Institute, University Hospitals Bristol, NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom.
JACC. Case Reports
|July 28, 2020
Abstract:
Two patients with bicuspid aortic valve were selected for aortic valve repair using the Ozaki procedure. Patient-specific models of their aortic roots were generated based on computed tomography data and were 3-dimensional printed using a flexible resin. The models allowed sizing of the valve leaflets and practicing of leaflet suturing. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).
