Complications of Cardiac Catheterization in Children with Congenital Heart Disease with and without Ranitidine and Hydrocortisone

Abstract

Cardiac catheterization constitutes an essential method for diagnosis in cardiology. In addition to diagnosis, it is largely applied in electrophysiological studies of the heart, post-surgical follow-up and cardiac interventions. Similar to any other aggressive diagnostic technique, cardiac catheterization may entail certain complications. The objective of the present study is to determine complications of cardiac catheterization in children with congenital heart diseases with and without ranitidine and hydrocortisone.