Key result
3D computer printing assists in preprocedure planning for percutaneous closure of postinfarct ventricular septal defects by helping assess challenging serpiginous tracts.
3D computer printing may be useful in preprocedure planning for percutaneous closure of postinfarct VSDs, which are often challenging to assess due to serpiginous tracts and necrotic tissue.
May improve planning success for percutaneous postinfarct VSD closure; extends RCT evidence for 3D printing in structural interventions.
Postinfarct VSD (PIVSD) carries a grim prognosis. The mainstay of management has been surgical repair. The advent of septal occluder devices has offered an attractive alternative to surgical repair. Most PIVSD have serpiginous tracts with necrotic tissue, which makes assessing the defect challenging. 3D computer printing has become useful in preprocedure planning of complex surgical procedures in multiple subspecialties.
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Lazkani et al. (2015) studied Postinfarct ventricular septal defect (PIVSD). 3D computer printing assisted percutaneous closure was evaluated. 3D computer printing assists in preprocedure planning for percutaneous closure of postinfarct ventricular septal defects by helping assess challenging serpiginous tracts.
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