OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to describe the clinical outcomes of patients undergoing cardiac catheterization while supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). BACKGROUND Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is an important mechanical support for the failing circulation. There are diagnostic and therapeutic indications for cardiac catheterization in patients on ECMO, bu...

background and objective: the present study aimed to assess the role of magnesium sulfate (mgso4) sup-plementation after cardiac surgery in pediatric patients, evaluating the incidence of cardiac complications, such as arrhythmia. methods: in this study, 105 children scheduled for elective cardiac surgery were randomly divided into 3 groups. the first group, as the placebo group, received salin...

We analyzed 519 catheterization procedures performed over a period of two years retrospectively. Several risk factors related to the patient or catheterization were analyzed. The incidence of complications was 6.2%. The most common major and minor complications were arterial thrombosis that required intervention and transient arrhythmias, respectively. The incidence of complications during inte...

initiated pediatric cardiac interventions. Interventional Pediatric Cardiology since then has come a long way and several lesions are now primarily treated by interventional catheterization. These include pulmonary valve stenosis, aortic stenosis, patent ductus arteriosus, aortic recoarctation. In other situations, interventions are used preferably over surgery including native coarctation of a...

Anesthesiologist's involvement for the purpose of diagnostic and interventional procedures in cardiac catheterization laboratory has been evolving particularly since last two decades. Catheterization laboratory environment poses certain challenges for the anesthesiologist including unfamiliar remote location, exposure to radiation, limited help from colleagues and communication with cardiologis...

Rare cases of aortic-left atrial tunnel exist in the literature. This case report highlights the echocardiographic characterization of this vascular anomaly and provides the first description of an aortic-left atrial tunnel closed by interventional cardiac catheterization in a pediatric patient.

Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, North Shore Shore University Health System, 9669 North Ke 60076; Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Colo Colorado 88045-2527; Cardiac Catheterization Hospital, Evanston, Illinois 60201; Cardiology Di pital, Walgreen Building 3rd Floor, Evanston, Illinoi Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washin Regional Heart Center, 1959 NE Pacific, Box 356171 98195;...

OBJECTIVE To determine the complication rate during the catheterization in adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) in a pediatric catheterization laboratory (PCL). BACKGROUND An increasing number of patients with CHD are surviving into adulthood, with diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization being essential for the management of their disease. The complication rate during the ...