The New Manual of Interventional Cardiology

Part 1 Simple and complex angioplasty: PTCA equipment and technique; brachial and radial approach; single-vessel and multivessel angioplasty; high-risk intervention; PTCA in unstable ischaemic syndromes; LV dysfunction; patient characteristics. Part 2 coronary intervention by lesion morphology and location: overview of interventional devices; intracoronary thrombisis; PTCA exotica. Part 3 Complications: coronary artery spasm; dissection and acute closure; no-reflow; perforation; emergency bypass surgery; restenosis; medical and peripheral complications. Part 4 New interventional devices: coronary stents; rotablator; directional coronary atherectomy; transluminal extraction catheter; excimer laser coronary angioplasty; intravascular ultrasound; coronary angioscopy; Doppler blood flow. Part 5 Miscellaneous topics: adjunctive pharmacotherapy; local drug delivery; peripheral and visceral intervention; balloon valvuloplasty; special considerations for cath lab personnel; interventional survey; the bottom line.