This practical, pocket-sized handbook shows readers how to perform common therapeutic interventions. An easy-to-read outline format makes this complex subject easier to understand. An international team of specialists reviews traditional procedures as well as more specialised interventions, including laser angioplasty, atherectomy and stent implantation, discussing techniques, cautionary highpoints and outcomes. The 2nd Edition also offers coverage of peripheral vascular disease.

Features

Discusses the management of common patient problem, highlighting cautions and outcomes.
Provides an excellent review tool for boards.
Uses an easy-to read outline format, with tables and boldfaced words for easy access.

What's New

Addresses all of the latest developments in the field.
Covers all of the latest techniques, including laser angioplasty, atherctomy and stent implantation.
Offers new coverage of peripheral vascular disease.
Summarises clinical trials of new drug-coated stents and includes practice tips.
Presents full-chapter coverage of restenosis.

Contents

i. INTRODUCTION TO INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY
Spencer B. King, III and Morton J. Kern

1 BASIC CORONARY BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY AND STENTING
Morton Kern

2 ARTERIAL ACCESS AND HEMOSTASIS FOR INTERVNETIOANL PROCEDURES
M. Rinder, M. Kern

3 ANGIOGRAPHY FOR INTERVNETIONAL PROCEDURES
M. Kern, S. Khoukaz, S. Herrmann

4 COMPLICATIONS OF PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTIONS
Glenn Levine, M. Kern

5 ANTITHROMBOTIC THERAPY
Glenn Levine

6 NON BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY DEVICES
Frank V. Aguirre

7 ESTENOSIS, BRACHYTHERAPY AND DRUG ELUTING STENTS
Souheil Khoukaz, M. Kern

8 DIFFICULT ANGIOPLASTY SITUATIONS
M. Rinder, M. Kern

9 HIGH-RISK ANGIOPLASTY
Oscar Agiular, Glenn Levine

10 NON-ANGIOGRAPHIC LESSION ASSESSMENT: INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND CORONARY PHYSIOLOGY
William Fearon, M. Kern

11 PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE
Chris White

12 MITRAL AND AORTIC BALLOON VALULOPLASTY
Ted Feldman

13 PERICARDIOCENTESIS
Ted Feldman

14 TRANSLUMINAL ALCHOL SEPTAL ABLATION FOR HYPERTROPHIC OBSTRUCTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY
Carey Kimmelstein

15 ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECT AND PATENT FORAMEN OVALE CLOSURE
Z. Hijazi

16 INTERVENTIONS FOR FAILING HEMODIALYSIS VASCULAR ACCESS
Steven J Bander, Suresh Margassery, Keven J. Martin

17 CEREBROVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
Camillo Gomez