title: Therapeutic cardiac catheterization in children.
abstract: Cardiac catheterization, once the mainstay of diagnosis in children with congenital heart disease, has become a therapeutic modality for many conditions. Balloon dilatation can now open stenotic valves and vessels, coils and umbrellas can now close unwanted communications, and emboli can be withdrawn without surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Southern California Regional Pediatric Cardiac Program, University of California, School of Medicine, San Diego.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Waldman
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Swensson
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002404:Catheterization; D002648:Child; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000628:therapy; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn