{"id":9312,"date":"2014-11-29T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2014-11-29T14:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/?p=9312"},"modified":"2014-11-28T16:19:56","modified_gmt":"2014-11-28T22:19:56","slug":"american-heart-association-reports-surgeons-use-3d-printed-model-of-heart-to-treat-patients-with-disorders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/2014\/11\/29\/american-heart-association-reports-surgeons-use-3d-printed-model-of-heart-to-treat-patients-with-disorders\/","title":{"rendered":"American Heart Association reports Surgeons use 3D printed model of Heart to treat patients with disorders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-56563\" title=\"American Heart Association\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/American-Heart-Association-new-logo-480x230.jpg\" alt=\"American Heart Association\" width=\"240\" height=\"115\" \/><strong>Chicago, IL<\/strong> &#8211; An experimental 3-dimensional printed model of the heart may help surgeons treat patients born with complicated heart disorders, according to research presented at the American Heart Association\u2019s Scientific Sessions 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Most heart surgeons use 2D images taken by X-ray, ultrasound and MRI for surgical planning. However, these images may not reveal complex structural complications in the heart\u2019s chambers that occur when heart disease is present at birth (congenital heart defects), as opposed to developing later in life within a structurally normal heart.<!--more-->But with standard 2D images as a guide, doctors now can build a detailed 3D model of the heart from various materials, such as plaster or ceramic, to reveal even the most complicated structural abnormalities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith 3D printing, surgeons can make better decisions before they go into the operating room,\u201d said Matthew Bramlet, M.D., study lead author and assistant professor of pediatric cardiology and director of the Congenital Heart Disease MRI Program at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Peoria. \u201cThe more prepared they are, the better decisions they make, and the fewer surprises that they encounter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you\u2019re holding the heart model in your hands, it provides a new dimension of understanding that cannot be attained by 2D or even 3D images. What once was used to build trucks, we\u2019re using now to build models of hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Researchers used an inexpensive plaster composite material to create heart models of a 9-month-old girl, 3-year-old boy and a woman in her 20s all of whom had complex congenital heart defects. After studying the models and traditional images, surgeons successfully repaired severe heart abnormalities in all three patients.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou could see that if you make this compromise here, you could fix this problem, and go from a single-ventricle to a two-ventricle repair,\u201d Bramlet said. \u201cThat is the difference, potentially, between a life expectancy of two to three decades, to four, five or six decades.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago, IL &#8211; An experimental 3-dimensional printed model of the heart may help surgeons treat patients born with complicated heart disorders, according to research presented at the American Heart Association\u2019s Scientific Sessions 2014. Most heart surgeons use 2D images taken by X-ray, ultrasound and MRI for surgical planning. 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