ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2022
Improving Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Device Size Determination by Three-Dimensional Printing-Based Preprocedural Simulation.
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- Three-Dimensional Printing of Cardiac Reconstruction, Facilitating Customized Closure Device of Gigantic Left Atrial Appendage: Case Report.Case reports in cardiology · 2026Article
- Domain expert evaluation of advanced visual computing solutions and 3D printing for the planning of the left atrial appendage occluder interventions.International journal of bioprinting · 2023Article
- Advanced 3D Visualization and 3D Printing in Radiology.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2023Article
- Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging for preprocedural planning of percutaneous left atrial appendage closure.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Article
- Construction and Evaluation of Small-Diameter Bioartificial Arteries Based on a Combined-Mold Technology.Polymers · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe two-dimensional (2D)-based left atrial appendage (LAA) occluder (LAAO) size determination by using transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is limited by the structural complexity and wide anatomical variation of the LAA.
objectiveThis study aimed to assess the accuracy of the LAAO size determination by implantation simulation by using a three-dimensional (3D)-printed model compared with the conventional method based on TEE.
methodsWe retrospectively reviewed patients with anatomically and physiologically properly implanted the Amplatzer Cardiac Plug and Amulet LAAO devices between January 2014 and December 2018 by using the final size of the implanted devices as a standard for size prediction accuracy. The use of 3D-printed model simulations in device sizing was compared with the conventional TEE-based method.
resultsA total of 28 cases with the percutaneous LAA occlusion were reviewed. There was a minimal difference [-0.11 mm; 95% CI (-0.93, 0.72 mm);
conclusionThe use of 3D-printed LA models in the LAAO size determination showed improvement in comparison with conventional 2D TEE method.
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