.... 3D printing Medical education Silicone Heart model Generic design Surgical simulation Additive manufactured cardiac anatomical models have proven to be beneficial in different medical fields. The additive process allows the fabrication of the complex structures as found in the heart...

... map. Design/methodology/approach – Heart defect anatomies were segmented from medical images and reconstructed to form virtual models, which were then color-coded and rapid prototyped. The resulting PHDMs were used in a medical educational study to evaluate their pedagogical efficacy...