Role of Cross-Sectional Imaging in Pediatric Interventional Cardiac Catheterization

Yousef Arar; Abhay Divekar; Stephen Clark; Tarique Hussain; Roby Sebastian; Mehar Hoda; Jamie King; Thomas M Zellers; Surendranath R Veeram Reddy

doi:10.3390/children9030300

Role of Cross-Sectional Imaging in Pediatric Interventional Cardiac Catheterization

Children (Basel). 2022 Feb 22;9(3):300. doi: 10.3390/children9030300.

Authors

Yousef Arar^{1

2}, Abhay Divekar^{1

2}, Stephen Clark^{1

2}, Tarique Hussain^{1

2

3}, Roby Sebastian^{1

2

4}, Mehar Hoda^{1

2}, Jamie King², Thomas M Zellers^{1

2}, Surendranath R Veeram Reddy^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
² Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Medical Center, 1935 Medical District Dr, Dallas, TX 75235, USA.
³ Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
⁴ Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.

Abstract

Management of congenital heart disease (CHD) has recently increased utilization of cross-sectional imaging to plan percutaneous interventions. Cardiac computed tomography (CT) and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging have become indispensable tools for pre-procedural planning prior to intervention in the pediatric cardiac catheterization lab. In this article, we review several common indications for referral and the impact of cross-sectional imaging on procedural planning, success, and patient surveillance.

Keywords: cardiac computed tomography (CT); cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR); congenital heart disease; cross sectional imaging; interventional cardiology.

Publication types

Review