3D Printing for Left Ventricular Assist Device Exchange: Insights From Real-World Experience

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

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.102194

3D Printing for Left Ventricular Assist Device Exchange: Insights From Real-World Experience

JACC Case Rep. 2024 Jan 24;29(5):102194. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.102194. eCollection 2024 Mar 6.

Authors

Juliana Giorgi^{1

2}, Alejandro Barbagelata^{3

4}, Gracia Luoma-Overstreet⁵, Edgardo Kaplinsky⁶, Sergio do Carmo Jorge^{1

2}, Mauricio Scanavacca^{1

2

7}, Paulo Rogério Scordamaglio⁷, Robert John Mentz⁴

Affiliations

¹ Sírio Libanês Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil.
² Albert Einstein Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil.
³ Universidad Catolica Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
⁴ Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
⁵ Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
⁶ Barcelona University, Badalona Municipal Hospital, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain.
⁷ Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: biotechnology; cardiac assist device; heart failure; three-dimensional printing.

Publication types

Case Reports