Main description:

3D Printing Applications in Cardiovascular Medicine addresses the rapidly growing field of additive fabrication within the medical field, in particular, focusing on cardiovascular medicine. To date, 3D printing of hearts and vascular systems has been largely reserved to anatomic reconstruction with no additional functionalities. However, 3D printing allows for functional, physiologic and bio-engineering of products to enhance diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. This book contains the state-of-the-art technologies and studies that demonstrate the utility of 3D printing for these purposes.

Contents:

1. History of 3D Printing 2. Methods of 3D Printing 3. 3D Printing Materials 4. Current and Future State of 3D Printers 5. Complex Congenital Heart Disease 6. Valvular Heart Disease 7. Simulation of Percutaneous Structural Interventions 8. 4D Printing of Actuating Cardiac Tissue 9. Bioprinting Cardiovascular Organs 10. Multimaterial Cardiovascular Printing 11. Assessing perfusion using 3D bioprinting 12. Surgical Predictive Planning Using 3D Printing 13. The Future of 3D Printing in Cardiovascular Disease