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Catheter Based Interventions
The Congenital Heart Center has particular expertise in pediatric interventional cardiology, a unique specialty that involves the non-surgical treatment of congenital and acquired cardiovascular disorders.
Catheter-based interventions performed regularly include:
- Balloon valvuloplasty of the aortic and pulmonary valves
- Balloon valvuloplasty for distal pulmonary artery narrowing (stenosis)
- Angioplasty, including dilation and stent implantation, to open narrowed arteries and veins
- Balloon atrial septostomy to improve mixing of oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor blood to ensure that the body's oxygen saturation remains in a safe range
- Atrial septoplasty or blade septotomy to treat pulmonary hypertension
- Pulmonary artery dilation and stent implantation
- Coil and Amplatzer device closure of open ductus arteriosus, atrial septal defect, Fontan fenestration, and patent foramen ovale -- a defect in the wall between the two upper chambers of the heart
- Closure of ventricular septal defect
- Percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement -- a new approach for the management of pulmonary regurgitation and conduit obstructions
