Interventional Cardiology Secrets

Eduardo De Marchena; Alex Cesar Ferreira

More Info...

Cardiotext Price: $45.95

Availability: Usually ships within 6 business days.

Product Information:
ISBN-13: 9781560535850
ISBN-10: 1560535857
Publisher: Hanley & Belfus
Format: Paperback, 300 pages
Pub Date: 05/2003
Edition Number: 1

Synopsis

The increasingly important area of interventional cardiology is covered in the proven question-and-answer format of the acclaimed Secrets Series�. By Eduardo de Marchena, MD, FACC, FACP, Professor of Cardiology and Surgery, Director of Interventional Cardiology, Medical Director of the University Miami Cardiovascular Center, Miami, Florida; and Alex Cesar Ferreira, MD, FACC, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Coordinator, Interventional Training Program, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida

Physicians in-training and clinicians are faced with a rapidly expanding medical literature and a shrinking amount of free time which can be devoted to the acquisition of knowledge and improvement of clinical skills. This book aims to provide a comprehensive and updated review in interventional cardiology in a Q&A format. In each chapter, authors will provide personal insights, address major controversies and how the field of interventional cardiology is likely to progress.

Key Features:
Strong international group of contributors provides authoritative coverage.
In distinction from the standard texts, this approach is very practical "how to" manual of interventional cardiology.
Features the authors pearls of practice, memory aids, and secrets.
Bulleted information, charts, tables, and figures round out the clinical, practical coverage.

Similar Items

Essential Concepts in Cardiovascular Intervention by Deepak L. Bhatt
Interventional Cardiac Catheterization Handbook by Morton J. Kern
Cardiology Secrets by Olivia Vynn Adair
The Manual of Interventional Cardiology + The Manual of Interventional Cardiology, Abridged Version (2 Book Package) by Robert D. Safian
Grossman's Cardiac Catheterization, Angiography, and Intervention by Donald S. Baim
Interventional Cardiology: The Essentials for the Boards, Questions and Answers, Clinical Cases and Pearls by Cindy L. Grines
Case Studies in Interventional Cardiology by Martin T. Rothman
Clinical Cases in Interventional Cardiology by Mike Cusack

Customer Reviews

Be the first to review this product

Browse Titles In Related Subjects

Additional Description

I. Cardiac Catheterization
1 The Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory: Equipment and Personal
2 Radiation: Principles and Safety
3 Diagnostic Angiography
4 Hemodynamic Support: IABP and CPS

II. Coronary Artery Disease
5 Coronary Blood Flow Physiology.
6 Endothelial Function and Stages of Atherosclerosis
7 Stages of Atherosclerosis
8 Platelets, Thrombosis and Coagulation
9 Risk Factors and Prevention
10 Epidemiology and Non Invasive Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease
11 Lesion Morphology and Classification

III Pharmacotherapy
12 Heparin and Thrombin Inhibitors
13 Aspirin and Thienopyridines
14 IIb-IIIa Inhibitors
15 Radiocontrast Median and Conscious Sedation
16 Coronary Vasodilators and Vasoactive Drugs

IV Percutaneous Coronary Interventional Tools
18 PCI Guide Catheter, Balloon and Guide Wire Selection
19 Coronary Stent
20 Rotational and Directional Atherectomy
21 Thormbectomy Devices and Lasers
22 Emboli Protection Device
23 Intravascular Ultrasound
24 Pressure and Doppler Wire
25 Vascular Closure Devices

V Percutaneous Coronary Artery Interventions: Indications and Applications
26 Coronary Intervention for Stable Angina
27 Coronary Intervention for Unstable Angina
28 Primary Angioplasty & Thrombolysis for AMI
29 Multivessel Coronary Intervention
30 PCI Prior to Non-cardiac Surgery

VI Complex Coronary Intervention
31 Calcified and Ostial Lesion
32 Bifurcation Lesions and Tortous Vessels
33 Total Coronary Occlusion
34 Small and Diffusely Diseased Vessel
35 Saphenous Vein Grafts
36 Thrombotic Llesions
37 Radial Artery Angioplasty

VII Coronary Vascular Complica tions
38 Coronary Vasospasm and Coronary Dissection
39 Acute Closure and No-reflow
40 Coronary Perforation and Emergent Coronary Bypass

VIII Medical and Peripheral Complications
41 Renal Insufficiency and Atheroemboli
42 Bleeding, Hematoma and Infection
43 Pseudo-Aneurysm, A-V fistul and Dissection
44 Drug Induced Thrombocytopenia and Neutropenia

IX Restenosis
45 Restenosis after Angioplasty and Stent Placement
46 Coronary Brachytherapy
47 Drug Eluting Stents

X Balloon Valvuloplasty and Septal Closure.
48 Mitral Valvuloplasty and Aortic
49 Pulmonic Valvuloplasty
50 Septal Closure Devices and Congenital Heart Disease

XI Peripheral Vascular Disease.
51 Diagnosis and Evaluation
52 Aorto-iliac Intervention
53 Renal Artery Stenosis
54 Infra-Inguinal Angioplasty
55 Peripheral Vascular Disease: When to Operate
56 Evaluation of Carotid Lesions
57 Carotid Angioplasty

XII Miscellaneous Interventional Topics
58 The Interventional Team and the Cardiac Surgeon
59 The Interventional Training Program
60 Future of Cardiovascular Surgery
61 Gene Therapy and TMR
62 Interventional Echocardiography