Main description:

This second edition has been fully revised to provide clinicians with the latest advances in interventional cardiology, focusing on key procedures used in practice.

Beginning with an overview of percutaneous coronary intervention, the following sections discuss instruments and techniques for different cardiovascular disorders.

A complete chapter is dedicated to drugs used in the Cathlab and mechanical circulatory support.

The second edition has been expanded and includes new topics and features nearly 200 clinical photographs, diagrams and tables.

Previous edition (9789351528210) published in 2015.

Key points

Fully revised, new edition covering latest advances in interventional cardiology
Second edition has been expanded with new topics and illustrations
Includes chapter on drugs used in the Cathlab and mechanical circulatory support
Previous edition (9789351528210) published in 2015

Contents:

Who Needs PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: For Whom?)
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Work Station (The Unsung Heroics)
Access (The Gateway of PCI)
Hemodynamics in Cathlab (The Guiding Star)
Vascular Anatomy and Radiographic Views (The Pathway)
Guide Catheters (The Platform)
Guidewires (The Lifeline)
Balloon Catheters (The First Revolution)
Stents
Nonangiographic Lesion Assessment (Adjunct Devices)
Drugs Used in Cathlab and Mechanical Circulatory Support
Difficult Subsets Remember KISS (Keep it Simple Stupid)!
Structural Heart Disease (Balloon Valvuloplasty)
Congenital Heart Disease (Intervention in Adults: ASD/VSD/PDA)
Complications of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Index