title: Therapeutic cardiac catheterization for congenital heart disease--a new era in pediatric care.
abstract: In recent years, enormous technological advances have occurred that allow intervention for many congenital heart defects in the pediatric cardiac catheterization laboratory. Therapeutic catheterization procedures, including valvuloplasty, angioplasty, stent implantation, coil embolization, and device occlusion, are employed to treat heart defects in infants and children. This report describes these interventional procedures, outcomes, potential complications, and implications for nursing care.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uzark
mesh_terms: D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing / Q000639:trends; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing / Q000639:trends; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing / Q000639:trends; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing / Q000639:trends; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing / Q000639:trends; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome