3D Printing for Left Ventricular Assist Device Exchange

Juliana Giorgi, MD; Alejandro Barbagelata, MD; Gracia Luoma-Overstreet, BS; Edgardo Kaplinsky, MD; Sergio do Carmo Jorge, MD; Mauricio Scanavacca, PhD; Paulo Rogério Scordamaglio, PhD; Robert John Mentz, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Mar 2024)

3D Printing for Left Ventricular Assist Device Exchange

Juliana Giorgi, MD,
Alejandro Barbagelata, MD,
Gracia Luoma-Overstreet, BS,
Edgardo Kaplinsky, MD,
Sergio do Carmo Jorge, MD,
Mauricio Scanavacca, PhD,
Paulo Rogério Scordamaglio, PhD,
Robert John Mentz, MD

Affiliations

Juliana Giorgi, MD: Sírio Libanês Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil; Albert Einstein Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil; Address for correspondence: Dr Juliana Giorgi, Sírio Libanês Hospital,Dr Melo Alves, N 89 #422, Jardim América, 1417010 São Paulo, Brasil.
Alejandro Barbagelata, MD: Universidad Catolica Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Gracia Luoma-Overstreet, BS: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Edgardo Kaplinsky, MD: Barcelona University, Badalona Municipal Hospital, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
Sergio do Carmo Jorge, MD: Sírio Libanês Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil; Albert Einstein Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil
Mauricio Scanavacca, PhD: Sírio Libanês Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil; Albert Einstein Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil; Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Paulo Rogério Scordamaglio, PhD: Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Robert John Mentz, MD: Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 29, no. 5
p. 102194

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Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are used in end-stage heart failure. Inadequate positioning of the inflow cannula may necessitate replacement of the LVAD. We present the successful use of a three-dimensional printed model used to optimize surgical planning and allow for simulation and training for the LVAD exchange procedure.

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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