health
May 5, 2026
Pediatric cardiac catheterization
From May 4th to 8th, Nicaraguan specialists and the "Mending Kids" Brigade from California, United States, are performing 20 diagnostic and therapeutic catheterization procedures.
TL;DR
- Nicaraguan specialists and the "Mending Kids" Brigade from California are performing heart procedures.
- 20 diagnostic and therapeutic catheterizations are being conducted.
- The procedures focus on correcting heart diseases in children.
- Interventions are happening at the Manuel de Jesús Rivera "La Mascota" Children's Hospital.
- Children from 11 municipalities across several departments are receiving treatment.