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SUBMITTER: Avila ML
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7025780 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Avila Maria L ML Shah Prakeshkumar S PS Brandão Leonardo R LR
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20200217
<h4>Background</h4>The role of cardiac catheterization in pediatrics has progressed significantly over the last two decades, evolving from a primary diagnostic tool to a primary treatment modality in children with congenital heart disease. Vascular complications, particularly arterial thrombosis, are among the most common unwanted post-cardiac catheterization events. In 1974, unfractionated heparin proved to be superior to placebo in decreasing the incidence of arterial thrombosis in pediatric p ...[more]