Andrew I.U. Shearn, PhD, Maria Victoria Ordoñez, MD, Filippo Rapetto, MD, Massimo Caputo, MD, PhD, and Giovanni Biglino, PhD
JACC: Case Reports, Vol 2, Iss 8, Pp 1137-1140 (2020)
Subjects
3D printing, aortic coarctation, bicuspid aortic valve, computed tomography, Ozaki repair, rapid prototyping, Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system, and RC666-701
Abstract
Two patients with bicuspid aortic valve were selected for aortic valve repair using the Ozaki procedure. Patient-specific models of their aortic roots were generated based on computed tomography data and were 3-dimensional printed using a flexible resin. The models allowed sizing of the valve leaflets and practicing of leaflet suturing. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)
