Diagnostic and Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization
The Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center are located in A.6, in the midst of the inpatient cardiology ward and close to the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. This facilitates family-centered care and adds substantially to the convenience of the families of our children. Currently, more than 600 cardiac catheterizations are completed on an annual basis.
The Cardiac Catheterization service performs diagnostic and therapeutic catheterization in a newly redesigned and rebuilt hybrid catheterization suite. Thus, apart from routine diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, the catheterization suite is also used to perform simultaneous surgery and catheterization procedures on selected patients when necessary.
Some of the therapeutic procedures offered include (but are not exclusive of):
The two cardiac catheterization rooms are central to a Heart Institute-wide communication network. The digital angiograms and all other vital data produced during a procedure can be viewed in real-time at multiple locations around the medical center, including the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) and cardiothoracic operating rooms. This allows immediate important opinions to be sought in the midst of a catheterization if necessary, and adds greatly to the safety of our patients during procedures.
If your child is scheduled to undergo a cardiac catheterization, you can learn more about our hybrid catheterization suite. Please refer to the Cincinnati Children's Heart Institute Encyclopedia to:
Contact the Cincinnati Children's Heart Institute
For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact the Heart Institute at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
