Key result
A novel algorithm utilizing 3D printing and in vitro simulation successfully guided a transcatheter valve-in-valve procedure in 1 patient with a degenerated Perceval prosthesis.
Why the study?
Does a simulation algorithm using 3D printing and hydrodynamic measurements improve planning for complex transcatheter valve-in-valve procedures?
Population
1 patient with a degenerated Perceval aortic sutureless prosthesis requiring a transcatheter valve-in-valve…
Design
Case_report
Authors
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May support individualized planning in select complex cases; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before broader adoption.
Case Report (n=1)
Does a simulation algorithm using 3D printing and hydrodynamic measurements improve planning for complex transcatheter valve-in-valve procedures?
A novel algorithm incorporating 3D printing and in vitro simulation is feasible for planning complex transcatheter valve-in-valve procedures.
Fujita et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Degenerated Perceval aortic sutureless prosthesis requiring a valve-in-valve procedure (n=1). Algorithm for planning and in vitro simulation (3D printing, hydrodynamic measurements, X-ray imaging) was evaluated on Feasibility and procedural success. A novel algorithm utilizing 3D printing and in vitro simulation successfully guided a transcatheter valve-in-valve procedure in 1 patient with a degenerated Perceval prosthesis.
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