Three-Dimensional Printing Model-Guided Percutaneous Closure of Atrial Septal Defect

DOI: 10.5935/abc.20170051 A 32-year-old female with a 2-year history of chest distress was admitted to our department due to exacerbation for 3 days. On physical examination, we found fixed splitting second heart sounds on the patient’s pulmonic area. An echocardiography was performed and showed a 15-mm atrial septal defect of the inferior vena cava type. After obtaining the patient’s consent, a three-dimensional printing cardiac model was printed out. We tried various sizes of ASD occluders on the model to completely cover the defect, which indicated that a 28-mm occluder was appropriate. Thus, we placed a 28-mm ASD occluder during the operation and succeeded after only one attempt. The patient was re-assessed by echocardiography, which showed a favorable position of the ASD occluder without any left-to-right shunt.