Catherization in congenital heart diseased patients with stage operation / 介入放射学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the indications and clinical assessment for catherization in congenital heart diseased patients with stage operation. Methods Sixty five patients were selected from Apr. 1999 to Dec. 2002 undergoing second catherization. 47 male, 18 females with age ranging from 5 months to 22 years old on average of 6.8 years. EKG, chest X-ray, ECHO, cardiovascular pressure and blood oxygen saturation were taken in all patients during the procedure. Results According to the physiologic data recorded during the procedure of catherization, 39 cases needed one more surgery, 9 cases for intervention, 4 cases would be placed with endovascular stent 9 cases should be follow-up and 4 cases couldn t be operated again. Conclusions Catherization is not only offering the accurate physiologic data, but also revealing the details about anatomy with important information to the diagnosis and treatment for the congenital heart disease, especially for the srage-operation.