Interventional Catheterization Program
Our doctors have access to, and experience with, the entire spectrum of specialized tools to repair heart defects during a catheterization.
- Angioplasty balloons are used to open narrowed blood vessels.
- Cutting balloons and ultra-high pressure balloons are specialized angioplasty balloons
- Stents can be placed to keep narrowed blood vessels open.
- Covered stents can be used to restore the integrity of torn or weakened vessels
- Valved stents can be implanted to replace a non-functioning valve
- Stainless steel and platinum coils can be used to block blood flowing through a misdirected vessel or a shunt that is no longer needed.
- Several types of closure devices can seal a hole between heart chambers or in the heart wall.
Your child’s treatment team will choose the best option for your child's particular situation.
Catheter-delivered devices
These devices used to seal an atrial septal defect -- which occurs in 5 to 10 percent of all children born with congenital heart disease -- can all be delivered to the heart via a catheter:
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CardioSeal
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Amplatzer Device
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Button Device
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ASDOS
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Angelwing Device









