The Interventional Cardiac Catheterization Handbook

Current, relevant, and evidence-based, The Interventional Cardiac Catheterization Handbook, 5th Edition, offers clear guidance on interventional cardiology in an easy-to-understand, concise format. This must-have handbook is an invaluable resource for physicians, nurses, and technicians in every cath lab, offering quick access to easily accessible guidelines on procedures and patient care. Packed with useful information, hundreds of clear images, and narrated videos from Dr. Kern, this practical manual ensures that health care workers at all levels have the tools they need to understand and perform these complex procedures

Table of Contents

Section I - Coronary Interventions
1 The Basics of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions
2 Vascular Access
3 Interventional Pharmacology
4 Guide Catheters, Guide Extenders, Guidewires, Balloons, and Stents
5 Intravascular Lesion Assessment: Physiology and Imaging
6 Adjunctive Tools: Atherectomy Devices, Laser, Thrombectomy
7 Bifurcation PCI
8 Chronic Total Occlusion Interventions
9 PCI in STEMI, NSTEMI, and Shock
10 PCI With Left Ventricular Hemodynamic Support
11 Coils, Plugs, Covered Stents, and Snares
12 Complications of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions
Section II - Noncoronary Vascular Intervention
13 Vascular Access for Noncardiac Procedures
14 Guides, Wires, Balloons, and Stents for Noncoronary Interventions
15 Iliofemoral Peripheral Vascular Intervention
16 Aortic, Renal, Subclavian, and Carotid Interventions
17 Overview of Structural Heart Disease Interventions
Index