title: [Cardiac retrograde arterial catheterization in children under 2 years of age. Indications, techniques and complications].
abstract: Thirty children (15 males and 15 females) under 2 years of age (mean age 14 +/- 6 months, range 1 to 24 months, mean weight was 8.3 +/- 2.5 kg) underwent diagnostic cardiac percutaneous femoral arterial and venous catheterization for congenital heart disease. The anticoagulation with heparin was not given in any patient. Appropriate arterial sheath varying from 4F to 5F were used for catheterization. The mean duration of the exploration was 38 +/- 16 mn. The mean duration of the left heart exploration was 9.5 +/- 2.5 mn. There were no hemorrhagic or ischemic complications in this series.
authors: Service des Explorations Fonctionnelles Cardiologiques, Hôpital la Rabta, Tunis.
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Cherif
authors: Sami
authors: S
authors: Mourali
authors: Taoufik
authors: T
authors: Ezzar
authors: Monia
authors: M
authors: Aousji
authors: Abdeljelil
authors: A
authors: Farhati
authors: Rafik
authors: R
authors: Boussaada
authors: Rachid
authors: R
authors: Mechmeche
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male