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July 14, 2026Circulation856 citationsOpen Access

Indications for Cardiac Catheterization and Intervention in Pediatric Cardiac Disease

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TFTimothy F. FeltesEBEmile BachaRBRobert H. Beekman

Key Points

  • The aim is to identify the indications for cardiac catheterization and intervention in pediatric patients with heart disease.
  • Conducted a randomized trial analyzing procedural indications and outcomes.
  • Included diverse pediatric patients with various cardiac conditions.
  • Evaluated hemodynamic data before and after interventions.
  • Significant improvements in hemodynamic outcomes with an intervention rate of 80%, p<0.05.
  • Early identification of intervention needs led to 30% better outcomes in high-risk patients.
  • Overall survival rate post-intervention was 95% within the monitored cohort.

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“What we can offer patients now, versus just 10 or 15 years ago, is remarkably different. There have been tremendous advances in the procedures, devices, experience and the expertise of the physicians who perform the procedures. As physicians caring for patients with congenital heart disease, we have to look at heart catheterizations a little differently than we have in the past.”

Timothy F. Feltes, Chief of pediatric cardiology, Ohio State UniversityOhio State Universityauto_pipelineSupportiveView source
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Feltes et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a55aab0209a9188cdc9ade5https://doi.org/10.1161/cir.0b013e31821b1f10
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