{"id":173,"date":"2025-10-20T18:47:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T18:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforjosiahsheart\/?p=173"},"modified":"2025-10-21T00:08:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T00:08:55","slug":"heart-cath-procedure-ontuesday-10-20-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforjosiahsheart\/2025\/10\/20\/heart-cath-procedure-ontuesday-10-20-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart Cath Procedure onTuesday, 10\/21\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hey Support Team,
We would appreciate prayers. Josiah has a heart cath procedure tomorrow at Seattle Children’s in preparation for his transition to the University of Washington’s Adult Cardiac Care Team. It is a standard procedure that is done in just a couple of hours and doesn’t typically need an overnight stay.

But I will admit that all of us have a little anxiety, as it is Josiah’s first. Our Heart Transplant friends tell us it’s not a big deal at all, and when you have had open heart surgery like Josiah and these friends, it really does rank very low on the concern scale. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those who are curious, here is more about the procedure:<\/strong>

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Overview of the Procedure<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Purpose of Cardiac Catheterization<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The primary reasons for performing a heart cath include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n