Interventional Cardiology [Paperback]

Interventional cardiology means the cardiological practice of the future. This book provides the physician with practical guidelines to interventions. All procedures involving modern technology and drugs are described with emphasis on the how to aspects. The indications, techniques, results and merits of each procedure are given. These include: coronary angioplasty and angioscopy, valvuloplasty, lasers and cardiac transplantation as well as basic procedures such as cardiac catheterization, electrophysiologic studies and automatic implantable defibrillators. Readers of the book will find the way to new dimensions in cardiologic practice.Interventional cardiology means the cardiological practice of the future. This book provides the physician with practical guidelines to interventions. All procedures involving modern technology and drugs are described with emphasis on the how to aspects. The indications, techniques, results and merits of each procedure are given. These include: coronary angioplasty and angioscopy, valvuloplasty, lasers and cardiac transplantation as well as basic procedures such as cardiac catheterization, electrophysiologic studies and automatic implantable defibrillators. Readers of the book will find the way to new dimensions in cardiologic practice.I Invasive Procedures.- 1 The Scope of Interventions in Cardiovascular Conditions.- 2 Techniques of Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography.- 3 Coronary Blood Flow and Coronary Vascular Reserve.- 4 Quantitative Coronary Arteriography.- 5 Hemodynamic Monitoring by Pulmonary Artery Catheterization.- 6 Outpatient Cardiac Catheterization.- 7 The Evolution of Coronary Artery Disease: New Definitions from Coronary Angioscopy.- II Diagnostic Interventions.- 8 Interventions in the Evaluation of Valvular Heart Disease.- 9 Interventions for Evaluation of Myocardial Ischemia.- 10 Introduction to Clinical Electrophysiology.- 11 Invasive Electrophysiologic Studies in the Evaluation and Treatment of PatilS