3D-printed dynamic heart models allow accurate prediction of cardiac complications by simulating hemodynamics

Sun Z | Journal of 3D Printing in Medicine, 5(4) doi:10.2217/3dp-2021-0026 (ePub ahead of print) (2021) Keywords: 3D printing • analysis • complication • heart • model • simulation This editorial piece reviews the work of Wang and colleagues, based at Wuhan University (China), who have developed a 3D-printed dynamic heart model with a mock circulation system. The article highlights that dynamic 3D-printed models could provide significant surgical advantages over 3D-printed static models which have hitherto been the only 3D-printed models utilized in cardiovascular surgeries. Specifically, dynamic models allow the simulation of physiological conditions and can subsequently be utilized to...