CARDIOVASCULAR CATHETERIZATION AND INTERVENTION: A TEXTBOOK OF CORONARY, PERIPHERAL, AND STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE (ISE) Hardcover

This comprehensive and highly illustrated textbook, shaped by an international team of expert editors and over 100 contributors, serves as a thorough guide for clinicians in the rapidly evolving field of invasive and interventional cardiology. It meticulously covers the procedural and peri-procedural aspects of diagnosing and treating coronary, peripheral, and structural heart diseases. The book offers practical advice on setting up a cath lab, selecting equipment, and minimizing radiation, alongside detailed analyses of percutaneous coronary interventions in various clinical situations and clear patient selection criteria. It provides in-depth coverage of non-coronary interventions, including extensive sections on peripheral vascular procedures and emerging techniques for intracranial stenosis, septal defects, and left atrial appendage closure. Furthermore, it incorporates evolving structural heart disease procedures like percutaneous valve replacement and repair, anticipating their future importance, and includes current national guidelines for training and credentialing in these procedures.