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.
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