Main description:

This book offers a valuable contribution to the field of minimally invasive coronary intervention, presenting the latest developments in slender catheters, their development and the related research findings. With the growing interest in trans-radial interventions (TRIs) and distal radial approach, "Slender PCI" has been popular in Japan. Although "Slender PCI" started with using a small diameter catheter of a 5Fr Guiding Catheter, recently it becomes a generic term for all minimally invasive catheter Interventions.

"Slender PCI" not only makes less painful but also reduces exposure to radiation and contrast agents. In addition, the book highlights the distal radial approach, 5Fr guiding catheter for treating complex lesion, 4Fr guiding catheters, 3Fr diagnosis catheters. The authors share their experiences and know-how throughout, providing abundant illustrations to enhance readers' understanding.

Contents:

Brief Overview of Slender Catheter

Evidence of Slender PCI

TRI to dTRI

Distal Radial Approach / Distal Transradial Intervention

Expectation for dTRI and Slender Catheter

Slender Catheter Back-up

Needling and Blood Snatching of Conventional Radial Approach & Distal Radial Approach

Reduction of Radiation Exposure and Contrast Agent

Semi-Comfpliant and Non-Compliant Slender Catheter

FFR with a 4Fr Wide Lumen Diagnosis Catheter

Catheter for 3Fr Diagnosis

Sheathless of Slender in UK

Sheathless of Slender in JP

Slender PCI to Bifurcation Lesion

Slender PCI to Calcified Lesion

Slender PCI to ACS

Slender CTO: Antegrade approach

Slender CTO: Retrograde approach