Abstract
In recent decades, there has been an exponential growth in both the number and range of catheter-based interventions for adult congenital and structural heart disease. In this article, we discuss the rationale for the ongoing development of minimally invasive multidisciplinary interventions; the required training elements necessary to achieve expertise in the field; the cardiac team needed to best perform these interventions; and the currently available and up and coming technologies for performing transcatheter valve therapies.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Age Factors
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Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation*
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Cardiac Catheterization / methods
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Cardiac Catheterization / trends
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Child
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Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnosis
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Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery
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Heart Defects, Congenital / therapy*
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Heart Valve Diseases / pathology
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Heart Valve Diseases / surgery
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Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation
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Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods
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Heart Valves / pathology
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Heart Valves / surgery
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging / instrumentation*
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Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / instrumentation
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Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / methods
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed / instrumentation*