<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Cardiac emergencies in children represent an extremely important issue in medical practice. In general, interventional treatment could be optional in many situations, however it can be indicated in emergency conditions. There are many diseases at pediatric age that can benefit from interventional treatment, thus reducing the surgical risks and subsequent complications. Balloon atrioseptostomy, patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) closure, percutaneous or hybrid closure of a ventricular septal defect, pulmonary or aortic valvuloplasty, balloon angioplasty for aortic coarctation, implantation of a stent for coarctation of the aorta, for severe stenosis of the infundibulum of the right ventricle, or for PDA correction are among the procedures that can be performed in emergency situations. This review aims to present the current state of the art in the field of pediatric interventional cardiology.</p></abstract>

Cardiac emergencies in children represent an extremely important issue in medical practice. In general, interventional treatment could be optional in many situations, however it can be indicated in emergency conditions. There are many diseases at pediatric age that can benefit from interventional treatment, thus reducing the surgical risks and subsequent complications. Balloon atrioseptostomy, patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) closure, percutaneous or hybrid closure of a ventricular septal defect, pulmonary or aortic valvuloplasty, balloon angioplasty for aortic coarctation, implantation of a stent for coarctation of the aorta, for severe stenosis of the infundibulum of the right ventricle, or for PDA correction are among the procedures that can be performed in emergency situations. This review aims to present the current state of the art in the field of pediatric interventional cardiology.

Interventional Treatment of Cardiac Emergencies in Children with Congenital Heart Diseases

“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies

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Cardiac emergencies in children represent an extremely important issue in medical practice. In general, interventional treatment could be optional in many...

Interventional Treatment of Cardiac Emergencies in Children with Congenital Heart Diseases

Publicado en línea: 02 may 2019

Páginas: 7 - 17

Recibido: 31 dic 2018

Aceptado: 20 ene 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jce-2019-0002

Palabras clave
pediatric cardiac emergencies, congenital heart disease, interventional treatment

© 2019 Eliza Elena Cinteza et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Interventional Treatment of Cardiac Emergencies in Children with Congenital Heart Diseases

Publicado en línea: 02 may 2019

Páginas: 7 - 17

Recibido: 31 dic 2018

Aceptado: 20 ene 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jce-2019-0002

Palabras clavepediatric cardiac emergencies, congenital heart disease, interventional treatment

© 2019 Eliza Elena Cinteza et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
pediatric cardiac emergencies, congenital heart disease, interventional treatment