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Interventional Cardiology

Congenital Heart Disorders Innovations

 The repair of congenital heart defects in children and adults has been transformed over the past decade by advances in cardiac catheterization. A minimally invasive approach to diagnosing and treating these anomalies is associated with less risk and easier recovery for patients of all ages. Catheter-based interventions are now considered the standard of care in treating newborns, children and adults with a variety of types of congenital heart disease (CHD). Because Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA is part of a larger, comprehensive medical center, our physicians offer a unique blend of expertise in both pediatric and adult patients. A team approach to each case ensures that patients receive timely, individualized care. Specialists from pediatric cardiology, adult cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, interventional radiology, obstetrics and gynecology, vascular surgery and electrophysiology collaborate to manage cases. Numerous imaging modalities are used to define anatomy and guide interventions, including transthoracic, transesophageal and intracardiac echocardiography; traditional cardiac fluoroscopy and cineangiography and newer techniques such as rotational angiography and 3-D image overlay. UCLA’s Congenital Cardiac Catheterization Program continues to take advantage of new technologies to help patients with congenital heart disease. The UCLA team is among the most experienced in the nation in performing minimally invasive transcatheter valve replacement for congenital heart disease. While the Melody valve was specifically designed to treat right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) conduit dysfunction without the need for open-heart surgery, the Sapien valve was designed as a replacement of the aortic valve in elderly patients with calcific aortic stenosis

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