Interventional Cardiology: Principles and Practice 3rd Edition

Master Interventional Cardiology: Your Guide to Today's Procedures

This updated guide is designed to equip practitioners of all levels with a working knowledge of today’s best and most up-to-date practices in interventional cardiology, as well as the fundamental principles that underlie their use. Expertly revised, its modular sections are accompanied by multiple-choice questions to help aid learning and self-assessment.

Key Features

• Comprehensive Survey: A thorough survey of the field includes atherogenesis and inflammation, vascular access controversies, and radiation protection concepts.
• Evaluations: Evaluations with imaging and physiology, including physiologic assessment in the cardiac catheterization lab, intravascular ultrasound, and optical coherence tomography.
• Revascularization: Discussions of revascularization in various clinical settings, including stable coronary heart disease, acute myocardial infarction, the management of cardiogenic shock, and hemodynamic support devices and techniques.
• Coronary Interventions: Examinations of coronary interventions in various lesion types, including complex lesions, left main, and bifurcations.
• Structural Heart Interventions: Heart valve disease and relevant percutaneous interventions are covered in great depth and with technical details, and left atrial interventions are an expanding frontier.
• Peripheral and Venous Disease: Peripheral vascular, carotid and aorta/branch diseases are covered in greater detail than previous editions, and venous disease treatments have become well-established.
• Digital Resources: A companion website features videos illustrating key procedures and interactive multiple-choice questions.