[Cardiac catheterisation and angiocardiography in evaluation of congenital heart anomalies (author's transl)].
The material presented here was collected during 18 months since the Pediatric Institute in Poznań was opened. 252 children with congenital heart diseases were admitted to this institution. 152 children were over 12 months, and 100 were under 12 months old; 34 of them were less than 6 months old. 82 children were admitted for cardiac catheterization, angiocardiography or cine-angiocardiography. Below the age of 6 months the condition of the infants, endangering their life, was an indication for cardiac catheterization. In this age group catheterization and especially angiocardiography was not well tolerated by the small patients, but it was necessary to perform ballon septostomy in the transposition of the great arteries, or to establish definite indications for surgery. 5 children of this group died 48 hours after cardiac catheterization. The authors suggest that, in order to obtain better results, infants with cardiac malformations and in a condition endangering their life should be admitted as early as possible to hospitals where diagnostic and surgical services are working on continuous duty. This is not always possible because of technical and personnel difficulties.
D000367:Age Factors; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002932:Cineangiography; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant
Cewnikowanie serca, angiokardiografia i kineangiografia w ocenie wad wrodzonych serca