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A total of 1,313 procedures were performed, including 1,215 adult cardiac catheterization procedures (1,081 diagnostic coronary angiographies, 115 percutaneous coronary interventions, and 19 pacemaker implantations), 55 pediatric cardiac catheterization procedures (16 right heart catheterizations, 10 atrial septal defect device closures, 18 patent ductus arteriosus device closures, and 11 pulmonary valve valvuloplasty), and 43 open-heart surgeries, consisting of 36 congenital heart disease repairs, two valve replacements, and five coronary artery bypass grafts. Among 115 patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention, four died, yielding a success rate of 96.5%. Of the 43 patients who underwent open-heart surgery, three deaths were recorded, resulting in a success rate of 93.0%. 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