Researcher at the 3DS Center of Excellence and world-class congenital cardiac surgeon Ignacio Lugones is advancing a groundbreaking approach to pediatric heart surgery. Lugones’ work on Aortic Valve Trileaflet Autologous Reconstruction (AVaTAR) features the first in-silico modeling of a semilunar valve designed to grow with pediatric patients. This innovation has the potential to transform treatment for children living with life-threatening heart disease.
