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Published on: November 1, 2018
Three-dimensional Printing for Hybrid Closure of Complex Muscular Ventricular Septal Defects
Lorenzo Longinotti1, Biagio Castaldi2, Francesco Bertelli1
1Pediatric Cardiac and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Abstract:
The identification and surgical closure of apical complex muscular ventricular septal defects remains a difficult problem because of their location in the ventricular septum distal to the moderating band. Three-dimensional reconstruction can help the surgeon to better understand the location and structure of congenital cardiac defects. We report the case of a child with multiple apical complex muscular ventricular septal defects closed through a hybrid approach with the aid of a 3-dimensional printed model.

