Three-dimensional Printing for Hybrid Closure of Complex Muscular Ventricular Septal Defects

Lorenzo Longinotti; Biagio Castaldi; Francesco Bertelli; Vladimiro L Vida; Massimo A Padalino

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.04.049

Three-dimensional Printing for Hybrid Closure of Complex Muscular Ventricular Septal Defects

Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Feb;113(2):e129-e132. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.04.049. Epub 2021 May 3.

Authors

Lorenzo Longinotti¹, Biagio Castaldi², Francesco Bertelli³, Vladimiro L Vida³, Massimo A Padalino³

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Cardiac and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy. Electronic address: lorenzo_longinotti@libero.it.
² Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Woman and Child's Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
³ Pediatric Cardiac and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.

PMID: 33957097
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.04.049

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cardiac Catheterization / methods
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods*
Echocardiography / methods
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / diagnosis
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / surgery*
Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging
Heart Ventricles / surgery*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Printing, Three-Dimensional*
Radiography, Thoracic