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Associations of Home Monitoring Data to Interventional Catheterization for Infants with Recurrent Coarctation of the Aorta and Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
The post-Norwood interstage period for infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome is a high-risk time with 10–20% of infants having a complication...
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Incidence, Predictors, and Outcomes of Cardiac Perforation During Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization: a Retrospective Observational Study from the Congenital Cardiac Interventional Study Consortium (CCISC)
IntroductionCardiac perforation is a rare life-threatening complication of cardiac catheterization. There is very little published literature...
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Do COVID-19 pandemic-related behavior changes affect perioperative respiratory adverse events in children undergoing cardiac interventional catheterization?
BackgroundThe novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) suddenly broke out in China in December 2019. Pandemic-related behavioral changes can cause...
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Cardiac Catheterization Interventions in the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract and Branch Pulmonary Arteries Following the Arterial Switch Operation
The arterial switch operation for d-transposition of the great arteries achieves anatomic repair but creates the potential for right ventricular...
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MRI-Guided Cardiac Catheterization in Congenital Heart Disease: How to Get Started
Purpose of ReviewCardiac magnetic resonance imaging provides radiation-free, 3-dimensional soft tissue visualization with adjunct hemodynamic data,...
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Outcomes of emergency surgical intervention for complications in the cardiac catheterization laboratory
BackgroundIn today’s era, cardiac catheterization procedures are becoming increasingly safe, but they are still fraught with complications. We aimed...
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Pre-Fontan Assessment Utilizing Combined Cardiac Catheterization and Cardiac MRI: Comparison to the Pre-Fontan Catheterization
Single ventricle patients eligible for Fontan completion undergo pre-Fontan catheterization for hemodynamic and anatomic assessment prior to surgery....
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Reducing Adverse Events Associated with Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization: A Quality Improvement Project Focusing on Decreasing Catheterization-Associated Blood Transfusions
The objective of this study is to describe interventions and outcomes of a quality improvement (QI) project to reduce red blood cell transfusion...
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Medium-Term Outcomes in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization Early After Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Safety and acute outcomes for patients who need catheterization shortly after congenital cardiac surgery has been established; literature on mid-term...
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Using 3D Printed Heart Models for Surgical and Catheterization Planning in Congenital Heart Disease
Purpose of ReviewReview the use of 3D printing for surgical and catheter-based interventions in congenital heart disease (CHD).
Recent Findings ...
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Assessing the State of Training in Congenital Interventional Cardiology: A Global Survey of Program Directors
This study aimed to evaluate the current state of congenital interventional cardiology training worldwide, with a focus on case volumes, competency...
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Interventional cardiovascular magnetic resonance: state-of-the-art
Transcatheter cardiovascular interventions increasingly rely on advanced imaging. X-ray fluoroscopy provides excellent visualization of catheters and...
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Femoral artery variation was found during V-A ECMO catheterization
BackgroundHigh bifurcation of the deep femoral artery (DFA) is rare in clinical practice, and patients with this variation are less likely to receive...
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Outcomes of bidirectional Glenn surgery done without prior cardiac catheterization
BackgroundCardiac catheterization is usually done routinely in patients with univentricular hearts before palliative Bidirectional Glenn (BDG)...
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Percutaneous closure of simple congenital heart diseases under echocardiographic guidance
Congenital heart disease (CHD), birth defect with the highest incidence rates worldwide, and is mainly characterized by the abnormal internal...
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Evaluation of Coronary Microvascular and Endothelial Function in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Purpose of reviewCoronary endothelial and microvascular dysfunction leads to chronic angina (ANOCA) and ischemia (INOCA) in the absence of...
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Development of a routine bedside CYP2C19 genotype assessment program for antiplatelet therapy guidance in a community hospital catheterization laboratory
Genotype based personalized antiplatelet therapy in the setting of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been studied in clinical trials....
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Cardiac Catheterization During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation After Congenital Cardiac Surgery: A Multi-Center Retrospective Study
Cardiac catheterization can affect clinical outcomes in patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) after congenital heart surgery;...
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Accidental portal vein catheterization during pleural drainage catheter insertion: a case report
BackgroundIatrogenic portal vein (PV) injuries following pleural drainage catheter (PDC) insertion are rare but life-threatening. This case report...
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Cardiac catheterization addressing early post-operative complications in congenital heart surgery—a single-center experience
BackgroundCardiac catheterization after congenital heart surgery may play an important role in the diagnosis and management of patients with a...
