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The decision of when to catheterize a patient with congenital cardiac disease was thought to be rather straightforward a decade ago [1]. The decision is no longer simple. It is, to a marked degree, dependent on a given institution and its available skills, facilities, and therapeutic philosophies [2-4]. For example, cardiologists and surgeons do not yet know whether the Fontan operation will prove to be the palliation of choice for single ventricle, or whether major (presently unidentified) late problems are likely to occur.
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Lock, J.E. (1987). Evaluation and Management Prior to Catheterization. In: Diagnostic and Interventional Catheterization in Congenital Heart Disease. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2333-4_1
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