Description
Book SynopsisCoronary angioplasty is a procedure used to widen blocked or narrowed coronary arteries, the main blood vessels supplying the heart. The term 'angioplasty' means using a balloon to stretch open a narrowed or blocked artery. However, most modern angioplasty procedures also involve inserting a short wire-mesh tube, called a stent, into the artery during the procedure. The stent is left in place permanently to allow blood to flow more freely (NHS Choices).
This book is a complete guide to the practice of coronary angioplasty for practising cardiologists and trainees.
Beginning with an introduction to the evolution of the technique and the fundamentals of stent design, each of the following chapters provides in depth detail on angioplasty procedures for different disorders.
The final sections discuss potential complications, rehabilitation, outcomes, and the future of angioplasty.
This comprehensive text is highly illustrated with clinical photographs, diagrams and tables to enhance learning.
Key Points
- Comprehensive guide to coronary angioplasty for clinicians and trainees
- Describes the complete evolution of the technique, from its beginnings to future developments
- Covers angioplasty procedures for many different disorders
- Highly illustrated with clinical photographs, diagrams and tables
Table of Contents
- Evolution of Coronary Angioplasty
- An Overview of the History and Fundamentals of Coronary Stent Design
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention:Indications, Contraindications, Guidelines and Recommendations
- Coronary Angioplasty for the Beginner
- Periprocedure use of Drugs for Routine Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Hardware for Coronary Angioplasty
- Fractional Flow Reserve
- The Use of IVUS and OCT in Cath Lab
- Difficult Situations of Angioplasty: Ectasia/Aneurysm and Thrombus
- Multivessel Percutaneous Coronary Intervention:Interventional Cardiologist‘s Perspective
- Multivessel Coronary Angioplasty: Cardiac Surgeons’ View Point
- Left Main Stenting
- Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion Intervention Technique
- Primary Angioplasty in Myocardial Infarction
- Complications in Coronary Angioplasty
- Non-Left Main Bifurcation Angioplasty
- SVG PCI
- Interventions from the Upper Limb: Transradial Approach
- Radial and Groin Care Post-Percutanous Coronary Intervention
- Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold
- Hybrid Coronary Revascularization
- Complications of Coronary Angioplasty
- Contrast-induced Nephropathy
- Rehabilitation after Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty
- Outcomes of Coronary Angioplasty
- Future of Angioplasty
