Practical Interventional Cardiology: Third Edition

Description:

This new and comprehensively revised third edition of Practical Interventional Cardiology, led by an eminent UK Cardiologist and supported by contributing authors from around the world, discusses the different interventional procedures by context and addresses current guidelines and ongoing trials, including European experience with non-FDA approved devices. It represents an extended practical reference for the Interventional Cardiologist, Fellows in training, catheter laboratory Nursing and Technical staff as well as the non-invasive Cardiologist and General Physician. Rather than providing detailed and exhaustive reviews – a criticism of many Interventional Cardiology texts – the purpose of this book is to present practical information regarding Interventional procedures and important topics in Cardiology. An emphasis on clarity, clinical relevance and up-to-date information has been favoured as well as discussion of points of controversy so frequently overlooked."

Table of Contents:

PART 1: CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

1 Epidemiology and pathophysiology of coronary artery disease

2 Radiation protection, image archiving and communication systems

3 Non-invasive cardiac imaging for the interventionist

4 Coronary intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)

5 New intravascular imaging techniques (optical coherence tomography”OCT” and optical frequency domain imaging”OFDI”)

6 Fractional flow reserve: Invasive and non-invasive assessment to guide percutaneous coronary interventions

7 New concepts in coronary physiological assessment

8 Overview of randomised trials of percutaneous coronary intervention: Comparison with medical and surgical therapy

9 Adjunctive pharmacotherapy and coronary intervention

10 Percutaneous transluminal coronary intervention: History, techniques, indications and complications

11 Percutaneous coronary intervention of single- or multi-vessel disease

12 Coronary stenting I: Intracoronary stents – Form and function

13 Coronary stenting II: New developments

14 Stent thrombosis and restenosis

15 A practical approach to percutaneous interventions in chronic total occlusions

16 PCI for bifurcation lesions

17 Percutaneous coronary intervention for left main stem disease

18 Haemodynamic support for high-risk percutaneous intervention

19 Acute coronary syndrome: PCI for unstable angina and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction

20 Acute coronary syndrome: Acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

21 Percutaneous treatment of cardiogenic shock after myocardial infarction

22 Rotational coronary atherectomy

23 Excimer laser coronary angioplasty

24 Advantages and disadvantages in radial and femoral arterial access

25 Devices for femoral and radial haemostasis

26 Percutaneous removal of retained intravascular foreign bodies

27 PCI and the cardiac surgeon: A hybrid approach

28 PCI in centres without on-site cardiac surgery

29 Interventions after coronary artery bypass surgery

PART 2: STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE

30 Alcohol septal ablation in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: Techniques and results

31 Percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy

32 Percutaneous mitral valve repair and replacement

33 Trans-catheter closure of left atrial appendage

34 Trans-catheter aortic valve implantation

35 Coronary intervention in patients with aortic valve disease

36 Interventional cardiac catheterisation in adults with congenital heart disease

PART 3: ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

37 Fundamentals of cardiac electrophysiology

38 Investigations for abnormal cardiac electrophysiology

39 Catheter ablation of supraventricular tachycardia

40 Ablation of ventricular arrhythmias

41 Pacemakers for the treatment of bradyarrhythmias

42 Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT)

43 Implantable cardioverter defibrillators

PART 4: MISCELLANY

44 The role of the interventionalist in peripheral vascular interventions

45 Training programs and certification in interventional cardiology in European countries

46 Training in interventional cardiology in the United States: Program accreditation and physician certification

47 The principles and practice of audit in coronary intervention

48 What’s on the horizon?

Index