Jian Yang (editor) - Cardiovascular 3D Printing: Techniques and Clinical Application

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Medical three-dimensional (3D) printing, as an important part of the third industrial revolution, has been widely used in orthopedics and traumatology in recent years and shows great promise. However, for various reasons, its application in the cardiovascular field has lagged behind its uses in other areas.

The book Cardiovascular 3D Printing Technology and Application, edited by Professor Jian Yang, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Xijing Hospital, condenses his teams many years of clinical experience guided by 3D printing technology. It combines biomedical engineering with clinical medicine and builds a bridge between 3D printing and cardiovascular treatment, which conforms to the national developmental strategy of individualized treatment and precision medicine. It is the first professional book on cardiovascular 3D printing in China and includes practical clinical experiences from around the world. Of particular value is the fact that the case and imaging data are original. They provide valuable knowledge, rich experiences, and innovative practices from many well-known institutes and many top experts at home and abroad, which is of strong academic value.

Over the past two years, my research team has cooperated with the team led by Professor Jian Yang in the research of 3D printing using new hydrogel materials. At Professor Yangs invitation, I have participated in the revision of some of the chapters in this book, and I deeply feel his dedication, rigor, and high level of professionalism.

When closely combined with clinical needs, this book can effectively guide cardiovascular medical professionals, biomedical engineering experts, and medical students to better diagnose and understand cardiovascular diseases, thereby increasing the success rate of patients surgery, improving the effect of cardiovascular disease diagnosis and treatment, and better benefiting the vast number of patients with cardiovascular diseases. It is recommended to readers.

Cardiovascular disease is one of the most serious diseases that endangers human health. It places a heavy burden on families and society. Therefore, preventing it and treating it effectively are of utmost importance. With continuous progress in surgical techniques and interventional therapy technologies, the concepts and strategies for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases are constantly being updated, which have led to a massive transformation of the treatment of cardiovascular diseases in recent years. Together with the current trend toward precision medical therapy, the demand for individualized treatment has become the main theme of the contemporary medical era.

Three-dimensional (3D) printing is one of the representative technologies of the third industrial revolution that has been applied to fields such as aerospace, architecture, automobile, and medicine. In recent years, with continuous progress in digital modeling technology, information technology, imaging, material science, and chemistry, 3D printing technology has been applied more and more widely in the cardiovascular field: from personalized printing of cardiovascular models, determining surgical plans, and improving communication between doctors and patients to simulating intravascular surgery and improving the success rate and safety of surgery. The application of 3D printing technology in cardiovascular diseases is deepening, and it will continue to further reshape our definition, understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. The emergence of new therapeutic techniques, such as transcatheter aortic valve replacement, has opened up new horizons in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. At the same time, new therapeutic techniques have put forward higher clinical demand for accurate diagnosis with multimodality imaging. The development of 3D printing technology may be a solution to potential deficiencies of traditional imaging technology in displaying complex anatomical structures. It brings new ideas for individualized and precise diagnosis and treatment of patients with heart disease.

This book assembles the works of international experts in the cardiovascular field to introduce the history, methods, material selection, and clinical applications of 3D printing in cardiovascular medicine, including 3D bioprinting. The authors combine their own extensive practical experiences in cardiovascular 3D printing with a thorough review of the literature on the use of 3D printing technique in various cardiovascular diseases. In-depth discussions can be found in the areas of congenital heart diseases, valvular diseases, left atrial appendage intervention, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, cardiac tumors, and vascular diseases. Our goal is to provide a concise review on the clinical applications of 3D printing with the relevant physiologic and anatomic backgrounds of each cardiovascular disease.