3D print and multi-modality imaging guided transcatheter closure of multiple left ventricular pseudoaneurysms

Echocardiography. 2023 Nov;40(11):1285-1291. doi: 10.1111/echo.15694. Epub 2023 Oct 16.

Abstract

Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm (PSA) after surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) is a known but uncommon complication. It is associated with risks such as thromboembolism and life-threatening rupture. Surgical repair has traditionally been utilized in low-risk patients but transcatheter closure has become a promising therapeutic option. This case report describes the utility of multimodality imaging in pre-, intra-, and post-procedural evaluation of transcatheter PSA closure and is among the first to demonstrate the utility of 3D print model.

Keywords: 3D print; multimodality imaging; pseudoaneurysm; structural heart disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm, False* / diagnostic imaging
  • Aneurysm, False* / surgery
  • Aortic Valve / surgery
  • Cardiac Catheterization / methods
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation* / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement* / methods
  • Treatment Outcome