%0 Journal Article %T Cateterismo diagn¨®stico en cardiopat¨ªas cong¨¦nitas del adulto %A Garc¨ªa Montes %A Jos¨¦ Antonio %J Archivos de cardiolog¨ªa de M¨¦xico %D 2006 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X non invasive techniques are the procedures of choice in the assessment of the adult patient with congenital heart disease. currently cardiac catheterization is mainly pointed towards interventional purposes; however in some cases such as complex congenital heart conditions, it is a valuable auxiliary method. preassure measurements, oximetry and angiography are fundamental in the assessment of patients with selected cardiac disease without treatment; palliative or corrective surgery. %K congenital heart defects %K diagnostic catheterization. %U http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1405-99402006000600017&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en