This week, a scientific publication came out announcing the creation of a 3D heart by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT. It is a new technology that not only reproduces the anatomy of a heart, as well as being able to reproduce the rhythm of the heartbeat. Learn more about this news.
Model was based on images of real hearts
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The purpose of this 3D heart is to support highly complex heart surgeries, such as valve replacement. According to the article that came out to Science Robotics, this technology will be able to reduce the number of leaks during surgery and even possible failures in the procedure.
To arrive at this model, the scientists used images of real hearts from 15 patients with a diagnosis of aortic stenosis. It is a condition that causes the heart valves to narrow, resulting in a decrease in blood flow. From then on, the images served as a model for the 3D heart.
Among the various details of the model we find the use of elastic sheets throughout the heart. With this, the replica is able to shrink and expand to fit the patient's body. Furthermore, the scientists managed to reproduce the heartbeat by pumping air into the artificial heart with great success.
the future of medicine
The creation was received with great enthusiasm by the medical community around the world, as it proves to be a competent alternative for the treatment of heart diseases. However, the costs are still too high for the technology to reach everyone who needs this treatment.
About this, the researchers emphasize that the great desire is for this alternative to become accessible to patients around the world. After all, heart diseases continue to be the ones that kill the most people around the world, which makes investing in alternative technologies like this even more pertinent.
