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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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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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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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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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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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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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Indications for Cardiac Catheterization and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Resuscitated Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Purpose of ReviewThe role of emergent cardiac catheterization after resuscitated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) has evolved based on recent...
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Assessing and improving radiation safety in cardiac catheterization: a study from Cairo University Hospital
BackgroundCatheter laboratories are high-radiation exposure environments, especially during X-ray procedures like percutaneous transluminal coronary...
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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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Measured Oxygen Consumption During Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization is More Accurate than Assumed Oxygen Consumption
When calculating cardiac index (C.I.) by the Fick method, oxygen consumption (VO 2 ) is often unknown, so assumed values are typically used. This...
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Correlation between pressure gradient from echocardiography and peak-to-peak pressure gradient from cardiac catheterization or surgery in patients with coarctation of aorta
The gold standard for assessing pressure gradients (PG) across coarctation involves measurements obtained through cardiac catheterization or surgical...
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Delaying Cardiac Catheterization in Favor of Endoscopy in Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients Is Associated with Worse Outcomes: A Nationwide Analysis
BackgroundNon-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB) in non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) is associated with substantial...
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The Need for Surgery After Vascular or Cardiac Trauma, or Technical Adverse Events in the Congenital Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Data on the frequency and outcome of surgical interventions as a result of adverse events (AE) encountered in the pediatric and congenital cardiac...
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Cardiac Catheterization in Adults with Ebstein Anomaly: Pathophysiologic Insights Regarding Surgical Repair and Prognosis
The underlying invasive hemodynamics and physiology in Ebstein anomaly (EA) are poorly understood. Moreover, the hemodynamic impact of tricuspid...
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Flow diagram of the differential diagnosis and clinical decision making in a rare case of contrast-induced encephalopathy following cardiac catheterization: a case report
BackgroundContrast-induced encephalopathy (CIE) is considered as an uncommon complication following cardiac catheterization. Due to the varied...
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Safety of Continuing Anticoagulation Prior to Cardiac Catheterization in Pediatric Patients: A Los Angeles Center Experience
This is the first report specifically describing outcomes of pediatric patients who underwent cardiac catheterization while on uninterrupted...
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Predicting Peri-Operative Cardiorespiratory Adverse Events in Children with Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization Using Echocardiography: A Cohort Study
General anesthesia in children with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) carries an increased risk of peri-operative cardiorespiratory...
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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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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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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,...
