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angiography) can be used to help families understand complex anatomy and pathophysiology. More recently, 3-D printed patient-speci c models can be added to the arma- mentarium. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the e ectiveness of di erent educational tools to help patients and families have a better understanding and less anxiety about their procedure.
Methods: After approval from the Institutional Review Board, patients over 18 and parents of patients under 18 scheduled for clinically indicated caths were invited to par- ticipate in two brief online surveys before and after meet- ing with the interventional cardiologist, who was blinded to study participation. Both the pre- and post-meeting surveys measured anxiety using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). In addition, the post-meeting survey evaluated the subjective value (from 1-4) of individual teaching methods: physician discussion, diagrams, echo- cardiograms, CT/MRI imaging, angiograms and 3-D printed cardiac models. Data were compared using paired t-tests.
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118. Table. Demographics. Data are presented as median (inter- quartile range) or n(%).
Age (y)
Female (n, %) Cardiac defect (n, %)
ASD (secundum or sinus venosus) PDA
S/p Fontan
9 (3, 24) 3 (43%)
3 (43%) 2 (29%) 2 (29%)
Results: 14 patients were invited to participate, 11 con- sented to participate and 7 had complete data; demograph- ics are shown in the Table. Mean STAI were abnormally elevated at baseline and decreased into the normal range after intervention (41.9 to 33.3, p=0.028; Figure). Physician discussion, diagrams and 3D models were reported to be most e ective at increasing understanding and reducing
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