Congenital heart disease
Abstract: Congenital heart disease occurs in approximately 8/1000 live births. The most common lesion is a ventricular septal defect. Many are small and do not need surgery. Interventional catheterization has advanced considerably in the last two decades. Procedures performed with a transcatheter approach include aortic valvuloplasty, pulmonary valvuloplasty, occlusion of patent ductus, dilatation of re-coarctation, [...]