3D Printing and Heart Failure: The Present and the Future

Kanwal M Farooqi; Cathleen Cooper; Anjali Chelliah; Omar Saeed; Paul J Chai; Sachin R Jambawalikar; Hod Lipson; Emile A Bacha; Andrew J Einstein; Ulrich P Jorde

doi:10.1016/j.jchf.2018.09.011

3D Printing and Heart Failure: The Present and the Future

JACC Heart Fail. 2019 Feb;7(2):132-142. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2018.09.011. Epub 2018 Dec 12.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York. Electronic address: Kf2549@cumc.columbia.edu.
² Department of Radiology, Columbia University Medical Center, and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.
⁵ Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
⁶ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York.
⁷ Department of Radiology, Columbia University Medical Center, and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York; Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.

PMID: 30553901
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2018.09.011

Abstract

Advanced imaging modalities provide essential anatomic and spatial information in patients with complex heart disease. Two-dimensional imaging can be limited in the extent to which true 3-dimensional (3D) relationships are represented. The application of 3D printing technology has increased the creation of physical models that overcomes the limitations of a 2D screen. Many groups have reported the use of 3D printing for preprocedural planning in patients with different causes of heart failure. This paper reviews the innovative applications of this technique to provide patient-specific models to improve patient care.

Keywords: 3D printing; cardiac computed tomography; cardiac magnetic resonance; heart failure.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Heart Failure / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine
Models, Cardiovascular*
Patient-Specific Modeling / trends*
Printing, Three-Dimensional / trends*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed