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3D-printing in preoperative planning in neonates with complex congenital heart defects.

Igor I AverkinEvgeny V GrehovTat'yana M PervuninaEduard V KomlichenkoElena S VasichkinaViktoriya M ZaverzaVladimir G NikiforovMarina L LatipovaIgor E GovorovIvan A KozyrevE E KomlichenkoAlessandro RicciE BiccariValentina I Tsibizova
Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2020)
The application of the 3D printing approach in medicine is currently becoming increasingly popular. The management of fetuses and newborns with congenital heart defects is often difficult, primarily due to the complexity of the anatomy. Here we report a newborn with a complex congenital malformation (absent pulmonary valve syndrome associated with tetralogy of Fallot), which could be clinically interpreted in different ways. 3D printing allowed to elucidate the exact anatomy more precisely and direct the cardiosurgeon to a definitive treatment.
Keyphrases
  • low birth weight
  • gestational age
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • aortic valve
  • patients undergoing
  • preterm infants
  • case report
  • density functional theory
  • heart failure
  • molecular dynamics
  • replacement therapy